Karzai: Afghanistan to review criticized sharia law

CNN | Apr. 6, 2009 (News Report)

Amid mounting pressure from the West, Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his government will review a recently approved version of a law that critics say legalizes marital rape and the U.S. president has called "abhorrent." Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Religion
Topics: Afghanistan, Islam
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Apr 5, 2009 - 11:59 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Apr 5, 2009 - 11:59 PM PDT
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Apr. 6, 2009

This is a badly reported story in the it utter fails to actually explain the overall law or the specific aspect that is a concern to human rights group. Is the law meant to curry favor with Afghanistan's Shi'a minority? does it affect Sunnis at all? Bad journalism.

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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Apr. 5, 2009
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