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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