... to see the secular legal code of Nigeria converted into Sharia law.31. If Boko Haram's goals were to be accomplished, Nigeria would implement a legal system and government based on a strict interpretation of Islamic laws derived from the Qur'an. Saudi Arabia is where the dreams of Boko Haram are a reality considering its legal system is based upon Sharia law. This conflict ... and why did the Taliban convert to a terrorist organization committing acts terror later on? Did Wahhabi political though have a role in this transition? The Taliban's ideological foundation focuses on the strict ...

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... installation of the Taliban government. By 1996, the Taliban had managed to gain control of 90% of the country and ruled the land under their interpretation of Wahhabism (an interpretation of Islam) and Sharia Law (based upon that interpretation) which portrayed the Taliban as being extremist. Additionally, the Taliban's ties to the terrorist group, al Qaeda, was cause for alarm for parties across ... ) Beyond the actions committed under the umbrella of war, many societal changes were made: Summary trials of suspected criminals frequently result in harsh sentences involving corporal puni...

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... now treated differently because of the strong influence that the Taliban have in Afghanistan. The Taliban have forced the Islamic fundamentalist government to live by a strict interpretation of the Koran. The Islamic fundamentalist government is an extreme form of Islam, where government is subjected to use the Koran as their form of ... making government decisions. If people do not live by this strict interpretation, then people will be brutally punished (Rivera 9). The Taliban from 1996 to 2001 held about 65 to 85 percent of Afghanistan. Even though after ... stayed at home and were s...

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... 1970s, even after General Zia came to power and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan began, there was the more syncretic, less purist interpretation of Islam. This was a more modernist trend. The change after this period was perhaps influenced by the growing dominance of purist ... that the United States sustains these regimes and is thus responsible for the fate of Islam. They preach and believe in a very literal interpretation of Islam; an obvious example of this would be al-Qaida. In general, it's hard to generalize about the analytical groups above; especially ... and therefore, have ...

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... between Islam and the infidel, all non-believers in the tenets of Islam. His frame of reference is a very strict and literal interpretation of the Koran. While the text of the Koran, or almost any holy text of any religion, is open to interpretation, bin Ladin chooses to interpret this text in his own way to justify his actions and his call for ... ...

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... between Islam and the infidel, all non-believers in the tenets of Islam. His frame of reference is a very strict and literal interpretation of the Koran. While the text of the Koran, or almost any holy text of any religion, is open to interpretation, bin Ladin chooses to interpret this text in his own way to justify his actions and his call for ... ...

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... satellite dishes in 1998, and destroyed any of this found in shops. There are few, if any, civic groups and no known trade unions. The Taliban's social code and its interpretation of the Sharia have created severe hardships for women. Religious police regularly flogged, beat, and otherwise punished women in detention centers and public places for violating Taliban dress codes, which ... a one on the rating scale. There are virtually no freedoms in Taliban ruled Afghanistan today. There is no freedom of religion, press or speech. If you do not follow their strict ultraconservative Islami...

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