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Saturday, April 18, 2009
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali parliamentarians unanimously endorsed a proposal to implement Islamic law in the Horn of Africa nation.
Lawmakers say they hope the vote Saturday will help drain support from Islamist insurgents battling the U.N.-backed government. Implementation of Shariah law has been one of their key demands.
Information Minister Farhan Ali Mohamed says scholars and imams will be invited to review the country's constitution and suggest amendments to clauses they regard as un-Islamic. Any changes would have to be approved by two-thirds of Parliament.
The vote was done by a show of hands instead of the usual secret ballot.
Source: AP, April 18, 2009