Amina Ahmed, wife of Mubarak Bala, recently convicted of blasphemy, displays her husband’s photo in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Insults against religion are illegal in Nigeria’s multi-faceted legal codes.
Parts of Mozambique are under attack from an Islamist militia that wants to uphold sharia law.
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A guerrilla movement in Mozambique could upend the government’s plans for stability and prosperity.
A page from the Quran.
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There are many myths around Sharia. A scholar explains the moral and ethical principles behind it, as also why there are different interpretations.