09 April 2012

Religious right in Egypt hoping for Islamic law

The men gathering outside the yellow mosque agreed: Adulterers should be stoned to death, the hands of thieves cut off.

"But not now," said Kareem Atta, waiting in a cool breeze for the sheik's car to roll up next to the Quran sellers. "Shariah law must be gradually put into place so it doesn't shock the system. You can't cut people's hands off if you first don't give them financial justice." [The Seattle Times] Read more