Though the law only applies to the country's Shiite population — 10 per cent to 20 per cent of Afghanistan's 30 million people — Mr. Mohseni, the country's top Shiite cleric, said most of the articles could also be applied to Sunnis.So... rolling back the clock to the 14th century... that works for everybody?
A prominent Sunni cleric, Mawlawi Habibullah Ahsam, said the rules about women submitting to sex and leaving the home would also be acceptable to Sunnis.
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UPDATE: Ooops... looks like I spoke too soon
There's still a little tension in the big Islamic tent...
At least 9 people were killed and more than 20 were wounded, Saturday, when a suicide bomber targeted members of U.S.-allied Sunni militiamen.**********
RELATED: Show me the honour
This week, an article in the European Journal of Public Health estimated that “One in every five homicides in Pakistan is a so-called ‘honour killing.’”**********
FROM THE COMMENTS:
"Let's do an experiment. For the next week the whole world is under Sharia law. Then we can settle this once and for all."*
