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Sharia vs Maldivian Law
Reader comment on item: [Paul H. Robinson:] U Penn Prof for Shari'a
Submitted by Terry Walls (United States), Jul 26, 2004 at 14:59
It sounds like Maldivian Law has, through the years, diverged from Sharia Law quite a bit. The Professor may build a criminal code based on Maldivia's Laws but then to compare it to Sharia will be quite a different task.Most Islamic countries that have implemented Sharia Law have their own religious scholars that work on the interpretations of Sharia and will probably not accept a secular western interpretation of what is fair and just.
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| 1 | It is all about the money [555 words] | dhimmi no more | Mar 3, 2013 07:49 | 203985 | |
| 3 | You can't stay to see what will happen [280 words] | Mohamed Shahid | Feb 26, 2007 16:25 | 79078 | |
 Very Courageous, Mohamed Shahid, you have seen the light [96 words] | Jaladhi | Feb 26, 2007 16:40 | 79078 | ||
| 1 | TRAITOR [44 words] | Dhooni | Mar 26, 2007 10:11 | 79078 | |
| 1 | Maldives is not a HUB of Terrorist.. [101 words] | Bond Haleem | Oct 1, 2007 17:02 | 79078 | |
| 1 | re: [52 words] | A True Maldivian | Apr 2, 2009 17:50 | 79078 | |
| 1 | Sharia confines non-Muslim natives to being second class citizens [44 words] | Hari | Sep 3, 2004 01:27 | 16667 | |
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| I'm suffering being Maldivian Army! [168 words] | Mohamed Haleem | Oct 1, 2007 16:39 | 16653 | ||
| Yes He Is Right! [274 words] | Mohamed Jiyadhu | Oct 2, 2007 05:27 | 16653 | ||
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| Hope [96 words] | Kelvin Khan | Aug 6, 2004 15:12 | 16253 | ||
| Maldives are not Moldavia [91 words] | Lino Klevesath | Aug 5, 2004 16:29 | 16246 | ||
| What is justice? [51 words] | Jack Crawford | Aug 5, 2004 09:36 | 16239 | ||
| 1 | NO to this project! [88 words] | Alhan Fahmy | Aug 2, 2004 22:21 | 16197 | |
| What do Muslims think of their own code? [79 words] | Edward Brynes | Aug 2, 2004 07:31 | 16191 | ||
| not as bad as sounds [72 words] | Hari Seldon | Jul 28, 2004 21:10 | 16161 | ||
| The sanction of evil [76 words] | Maryallene Otis | Jul 28, 2004 15:45 | 16156 | ||
| Shari'a Part 1 [274 words] | Stombs | Jul 28, 2004 13:10 | 16152 | ||
| Sharia "update" for the Maldives [173 words] | Steven Mandel | Jul 28, 2004 01:12 | 16141 | ||
| The Maldivian Federalist Papers [286 words] | Marco G. Sulpizi | Jul 28, 2004 00:00 | 16135 | ||
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| Why I agree with Prof. Robinson [68 words] | Walter H. King | Jul 27, 2004 18:06 | 16126 | ||
| Shariah/Quran#4.34/The Women [213 words] | bones1420 | Jul 27, 2004 17:56 | 16124 | ||
| Re: Moldavia is on the right track. Be patient. [85 words] | mark northover | Jul 27, 2004 01:27 | 16099 | ||
| Maldivian criminal code project [54 words] | Lynn P. Altadonna | Jul 26, 2004 20:35 | 16098 | ||
| Comments on Maldivian Criminal Law changes [69 words] | Joan Poltenson | Jul 26, 2004 17:25 | 16095 | ||
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| Pipes has to conceed that Robinson's goals are the same [250 words] | Josh Perlman | Jul 26, 2004 13:39 | 16087 | ||
| Give this a try [58 words] | Yale Zussman | Jul 26, 2004 13:25 | 16086 | ||
| Hierarchical relationship of Sharia and Criminal Justice [62 words] | Ralph C. Whaley MD | Jul 26, 2004 12:38 | 16084 | ||
| Moldavia is on the right track. Be patient. [181 words] | Adam Cole | Jul 26, 2004 11:48 | 16083 | ||
| No hope? [131 words] | Floyd Labar | Jul 26, 2004 11:00 | 16082 | ||
| Hammer versus Screw driver [141 words] | mark neiberg | Jul 26, 2004 09:50 | 16079 | ||
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| Maldives Code of Criminal Justice [244 words] | Robin Katzman | Jul 26, 2004 09:28 | 16076 | ||
| Who is afraid of Sharia? [66 words] | Ghulam Muhammed | Jul 26, 2004 09:28 | 16075 | ||
| Sharia in Maldives [102 words] | A reader | Jul 26, 2004 09:17 | 16074 | ||
| Secular people redesigning God's law? [52 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Jul 26, 2004 09:06 | 16073 |
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