The cleric's interpretation that stone-throwing is un-Islamic has earned him the wrath of other Kashmiri separatists and clerics.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

This is the latest example of Saudi Arabia's fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law attracting international criticism.

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The sentencing is the latest example of Saudi Arabia's fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law attracting international criticism.

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Nor will they wish to dilute their purist interpretation of Islamic law.

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