Estimates differ, but as much as one and a half trillion dollars may be managed under Islamic rules.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

The report also accuses the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, of committing war crimes by firing rockets at Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The report also accuses the Islamic militant group Hamas that rules Gaza of war crimes, but the international focus has been on Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

Islamic rules on religiously mixed marriages have harsh consequences for many couples in Italy, for example.

ECONOMIST: Sharia in the West

Egyptians took to the streets for weeks protesting last month's choice of the former panel fearing that Islamists would draft a constitution that follows strict Islamic rules.

CNN: Court disbands Egypt's constitutional group

But the new identity cards, emphasises Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz, who as interior minister authorised their issue, in no way indicate that Islamic rules can be disobeyed.

ECONOMIST: Saudi women