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What is Sharia? Islamic law shows Muslims how to live, and can be a force for progress as well as tool of fundamentalists

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
imageThe response to anti-Islamic law bills introduced in 2017 included counterprotests like this one in Seattle.Ted S. Warren/AP Photo

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