Why Middle Eastern governments must stop playing the shari'a card

Making political theater out of Islamic piety will only backfire

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(Image credit: (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File))

If you're a woman living in Raqqa, Syria, you already had enough to worry about: Your government recently lost a quarter of the country to the Islamic State. Basic resources like food, water, and electricity are scarce. U.S. air strikes in the region are on the rise.

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