Explainer: what is shariah law and what version of it is the Taliban likely to implement? — Zuleyha Keskin and Mehmet Ozalp

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Short backgrounder on the origin, development and state of shariah law and how the Taliban may implement it this time.The ConversationExplainer: what is shariah law and what version of it is the Taliban likely to implement?Zuleyha Keskin, Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University and Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University (Australia)

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