A Gentler Side To Sharia Law

One African country, Nigeria has turned away from the harshness of Sharia law to a certain degree. It was a nice surprise to read this article in the N.Y. Times today. Maybe other Islamic countries would do well to follow that example?

Stoning women to death for adultery and cutting off limbs for robbery doesn't quite sit right with me.

Meanwhile two Islamic members of Britain's upper house of Parliament have gone to Sudan to try to get Gillian Gibbons, a school teacher released.