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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-10 01:34 PM
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Nigeria Islamic court 'bans Twitter feed'
An Islamic court in Nigeria has banned a rights group from hosting debates on the Twitter and Facebook websites on the use of amputations as a punishment.

The court, in the northern city of Kaduna, backed a case brought by a pro-Sharia group arguing that the forums would mock the Sharia system.

The rights group, the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, said it would appeal against the ruling.

Sharia judges can order amputations of limbs for petty crimes in some states.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8584707.stm
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virgogal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-10 01:45 PM
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1. Sharia law! Ain't it somethin' ? And people here in the USA complain.
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