Sharia has been most consistently applied in those societies without a significant non-Muslim population.
But in Europe, severe prejudice against homosexuality remained even in those societies where homosexual sex acts were not illegal.
In the coming decades, successful societies will be those that attract and nurture the most creative scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs.
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These lie idly in banks and building societies and I believe some of those should be put to better use.
Faith in those universal principles binds us together as stable, functioning societies.
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These societies were in many ways more advanced than those of Europe.
In fact, all kinds of social animals engage in challenging and attempting to overthrow those of prominence within their respective societies.
" Accordingly, he believes "a more cautious and disciplined approach to the channeling of Western assistance resources to certain countries of the region is essential to maintaining the kind of 'constructive pressure' which is working in favor of those seeking the fundamental, structural transformation of these societies.
Vastly multiplying the eyes and ears alert to potential attacks - and to those involved in their planning or execution - is essential in free societies.
But it also suggests that even societies with a tradition of high taxes (such as those in Scandinavia) might find that their citizens would become less willing to finance generous welfare programmes were immigrants to make up a greater share of their populations.
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The banks, building societies, and those taking care of the UK economy, are hoping for - and in some cases trying to engineer - a soft landing.
In free societies, the media's primary responsibilities are to report current events to the public, place those events into an historical context to enable the public to understand how and why they occurred and to present the public with the options for going forward.
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