99% Afghanis prefer making Sharia the law of the land: Pre-Taliban survey by Pew Research shows
Op IndiaOn April 30, 2013, Pew Research Centre published findings of a survey, conducted during the days when there was US military presence in Afghanistan, stated 99 per cent of Afghanis wanted Sharia to be the official law of the land in the state. Muslims favour making Sharia the law of the land 99% of Afghanis who were interviewed also favoured making Sharia law of the land. The survey stated that in South Asia, high percentages in all the countries surveyed support making sharia the official law, especially Afghanistan where as many as 99 per cent of Muslims favor making Islamic law the official law in their country. Source: Pew Research Center Muslims feel the Islamic law should apply to all citizens When asked whether the Islamic Sharia law should apply to only Muslims or to both Muslims and non-Muslims, it turned out that 61 per cent of the participants from Afghanistan believed that sharia should extend to non-Muslims as well.
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