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World Service,03 Feb 2000,28 mins

Can Nigeria really incorporate Sharia?

Focus on Faith

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After violence and bloodshed, the president of Nigeria has pleaded for calm after three states in the north agreed to suspend the application of Islamic religious law, sharia, in three states. Also in this programme, why Buddists in Thailand feel their identity is under threat; protest at the Pope's visit to Israel; and an interview with Bahiyyih Nakhjavani, author of The Saddlebag: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers.

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