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Article: Islam Likely Main Basis for Iraqi Law
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LEE KEATH, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-31-2005
Dateline: CAIRO, Egypt
Saudi Education Minister Mohammed Ahmed Rasheed, left, reads verses from Quran, Islam's holy book, that speak of Islam as a tolerant and peaceful religion as his assistant, Khadir al-Qurashi looks on, at the Minister's house in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in this Jan. 31, 2002 file photo. The framers of Iraq's constitution are likely to enshrine Islam as the main source of law in the country _ a stronger role than the United States had hoped. Across the Arab world, national charters vary widely over the role of Islamic Sharia law, ranging from Lebanon, where it's not mentioned at all, to Saudi Arabia, where the Quran ...