they cut off hands in the public square in SA
Muslim countries where Islam is the official religion and Sharia law has been
declared to be a source, or even the only source, of the law, practice a “classical
Sharia” system, creating a sort of “government under God.” The fifteen (15)
countries that implement this form of Sharia law include: Afghanistan, Egypt,
Iran, Iraq, certain regions in Indonesia, the Maldives, Malaysia, Mauritania,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and
Yemen.15 In these countries, Sharia law has a high degree of influence on the
entire legal system, including the areas of family and criminal law.16 In Pakistan,
Iran, and Iraq, it is also forbidden to enact any legislation that is antithetical to
Islam.17
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