And Ivan, could you just explain why this is such a big deal that someone described as a devout Muslim might become the president of Turkey.

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But there is another, simpler explanation: as a devout Muslim, Mr Erdogan may sincerely believe that the behaviour of straying spouses should be a matter for the law, and not simply for private morality.

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An undercover officer from the NYPD posing as a devout Muslim met Alessa, a Muslim by birth, and Almonte, a Muslim convert, in 2009 while circulating among men with radical leanings in the New York City area, according to investigators.

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As a largely devout Muslim nation, Turkey never ceased to produce charismatic religious leaders, but they had to adapt to the realities of a secular republic or else face prison or exile.

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Detectives with Scotland Yard's anti-terrorism branch spent part of Sunday interviewing Michael Rimmer, a former high school teacher who described Abdulmutallab as a "very devout" Muslim who had once expressed sympathy for Afghanistan's Taliban insurgency during a classroom discussion.

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We do know that there's a suspect in custody, and we know from news reports and interviews that he is a devout Muslim, he prays at a mosque, was raised in this country as an American citizen.

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