The Taliban leader warned God would severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule in the country, according to ...

Sharia court sentences men to public caning after they were caught kissing - Religious police broke into a public bathroom ...

Somehow, our leaders suggest it isn't a theocracy if the right people force you to comply with their religious views.

Sharia has gained a toehold in some western countries, notably Great Britain, where five sharia courts have been established to settle certain disputes among Muslims, with the government's blessing.

For Muslims, Sharia governs how to pray, treat family members and handle financial affairs. In some parts of the world, it’s enforced as draconian law; for countless other Muslims, it is simply ...

Marches against Sharia were confronted by counter-protests across the U.S. — -- Police in Seattle and St. Paul, Minnesota, made arrests after fighting broke out during a series of marches ...

Sharia Does Not Mean What Newt Gingrich Thinks It Means One country that officially endorses the Muslim legal system is one of the politician’s favorites—Israel. By Jeffrey Goldberg ...

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But Sharia isn't even "law" in the sense that we in the West understand it. And most devout Muslims who embrace Sharia conceptually don't think of it as a substitute for civil law.

In light of that, we're republishing this article from January explaining how sharia law became an issue of concern in American politics -- and how Gingrich himself played a role.

Is sharia used in U.S. courts any differently than other foreign or religious systems of law? No, it is utilized the same way as Jewish law or canon law or any other law.