In the current turmoil in Egypt, one of the oldest and biggest opposition parties, the Muslim Brotherhood, has kept a low profile.
Banned in the past, it is now keen to play a greater political role in a post-Mubarak Egypt.
BBC HARDtalk's Zeinab Badawi speaks to Kamal El-Helbawy, a member and former spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood, about whether the party will attempt to implement Islamic law in Egypt.
In 2008, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, sparked a stormy debate when he appeared to suggest that some aspects of Sharia law should be adopted in the UK.
//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7232661.stmA parallel system does already exist in several countries, including Nigeria, which we will study later in the semester. The BBC reports:
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It amuses me that such a big deal is being made about Sharia law, not just in the United Kingdom but across the globe. Here in the U.S., the state of Oklahoma banned Sharia law from ever being implemented. I feel like the western world is demonizing Islam. They see Islam as inseparable from the terrorist organization that have launched attacks against the western world.
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