It seems even the women rebels want Sharia Law even though it makes them second class citizens. Sad how so many people have had to flee their homes because they didn't want to live under Sharia Law.
In Syrian province, Islamist militant group flexing its muscle
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has imposed harsh Islamic edicts in Raqqah. Chafing under its rule, a third of the population reportedly has fled.
By Raja Abdulrahim
March 14, 2014, 4:00 a.m.
When the women's militia of an Al Qaeda splinter group recently raided a high school in the northern Syrian city of Raqqah, it found a range of violations of its strict interpretation of Islam.
Ten young women were deemed guilty of donning a face veil that was too transparent, having visible eyebrows or wearing a hair clip under her hijab, or head covering. Each student was whipped 30 times, said one opposition activist, who asked to remain unidentified because he is wanted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the militant group that until recently was affiliated with Al Qaeda.
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In Syrian province, Islamist militant group flexing its muscle - latimes.com
In Syrian province, Islamist militant group flexing its muscle
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has imposed harsh Islamic edicts in Raqqah. Chafing under its rule, a third of the population reportedly has fled.
By Raja Abdulrahim
March 14, 2014, 4:00 a.m.
When the women's militia of an Al Qaeda splinter group recently raided a high school in the northern Syrian city of Raqqah, it found a range of violations of its strict interpretation of Islam.
Ten young women were deemed guilty of donning a face veil that was too transparent, having visible eyebrows or wearing a hair clip under her hijab, or head covering. Each student was whipped 30 times, said one opposition activist, who asked to remain unidentified because he is wanted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the militant group that until recently was affiliated with Al Qaeda.
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In Syrian province, Islamist militant group flexing its muscle - latimes.com
