MOGADISHU: Somali parliamentarians have unanimously endorsed a proposal to implement Islamic law in the Horn of Africa nation.
Lawmakers say they hope the vote yesterday will help drain support from Islamists battling the UN-backed government. Implementation of Shariah 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.
