But when asked to divide up an intestate's assets, they follow Islamic law, giving daughters half as much as sons.
Mr. GORDON HINCKLEY (President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints): We love them as sons and daughters of God.
The councils, also known as Sons of Iraq, are mainly made up of former Sunni insurgents who turned against al Qaeda in Iraq.
The deaths of 20 first-graders and six adults compel all Americans as sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts, to consult their moral compasses.
We seemed to talk about everything else including our shared background as sons of Italian immigrants, catholic school education, or any other number of things we had in common.
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Mr Sumer argues that he needs as many sons as possible to work the land.
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'Despite the support shown to us and our mother's memory by so many people over the last eight years, we feel that, as her sons, we would be failing in our duty to her now if we did not protect her - as she once did us.
Most people believe their daughters have as much right to pursue a career as their sons.
"I think of these guys as my sons and I follow and watch them all, " Fry said.
She was trapped upstairs in the blazing Lenadoon Avenue home as her sons and neighbours struggled to help her.
Ruti Cohen(ph) sits at a large corner table in the Jerusalem Gate Hotel as her sons, six-year-old quadruplets, pick at their food.
Changes to the law on succession to the throne, which would give any daughters of Prince William the same rights as his sons, are being considered.
And today, as a father, believe me, he knows what it means to want our daughters to have the same freedoms and opportunities as our sons.
And believe me, today, as a father, he knows what it means to want our daughters to have the same freedoms and opportunities as our sons.
And today, believe me, as a father, he knows what it means to want our daughters to have the same freedoms and opportunities as our sons.
And believe me, as a father of two beautiful girls, he knows what it means to want our daughters to have the same freedoms and opportunities as our sons.
And trust me, today as a father of two girls, he knows what it means to want our daughters to have the same freedoms and opportunities as our sons.
And today, trust me, as a father of two beautiful girls he knows what it means to want our daughters to have the same freedoms and opportunities as our sons.
We should make sure all our young people -- our daughters as well as our sons -- are thriving in these fields. (Applause.) This should be a national mission.
And believe me, as a father of two beautiful girls, he knows what it means to want our daughters to have the same rights and freedoms and opportunities as our sons.
If your wife is getting paid fairly, that means your family is getting paid fairly. (Applause.) And I want my daughters to be treated the same way as your sons.
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While a number of the members of the council, also known as the Sons of Iraq, have been integrated into Iraq's security forces, Abu Risha has said he maintains a militia of about 80, 000.
And believe me, as a father of two girls -- two beautiful girls -- (applause) -- he knows what it means to want our daughters to have the same freedoms and opportunities as our sons.
On this International Day of the Girl, we pledge to carry on our work and keep advancing our shared vision of a world where our daughters enjoy the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons.
And let me tell you, today, as a father of two beautiful daughters, he knows what it means to want those young women in this country to have the same rights and freedoms as our sons.
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Yet their support here at home has never wavered, and I would say that they, too, the families that Shirley represents and many of you in the audience, they are as brave and heroic as their sons and daughters and their husbands and wives that are there, and they truly deserve our support.
Ms Kaur's research in five Indian states finds that richer middle-class families are no longer using sons as vehicles for upward mobility.
West Yorkshire's Chief Constable, Sir Norman Bettison, has described the deaths of a couple and their two sons as "a real tragedy".
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Women's History Month is a time to remember those who fought to make that freedom as real for our daughters as for our sons.
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Over the last decade, as the eldest sons of David and Ezra have grown up and joined the family business, the Nahmads have raised their profile.
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