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Monday, January 31, 2000
Desire For Sharia Spreads To Southern Nigeria
While more and more states in Muslim-majority northern part of Nigeria are following in the footsteps of Zamfara in trying to introduce Sharia (Islamic Legal System) as the form of adjudication they prefer, Muslims in the Christian-majority south too have joined in the clamor for Sharia.
In conferences and symposia held in major southern cities like Benin, Abeokuta and Lagos, Muslims have been brainstorming the possibility of adopting the Islamic Legal System among them.


The focus of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos shifted to the Middle East Sunday, as the blue-chip summit sought to put violent protests the previous day behind it. The day's highlight was a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to discuss the latest push for progress in the Mideast peace process.

Bahrain On The Path of Normalization with Israel
Russia Hopes Hosting Middle East Talks Will Boost Its
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