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Nigeria Law

NPR

Published January 16, 2001 at 9:00 PM PST

As more of northern Nigeria's predominantly Muslim states implement Islamic law, new tensions are appearing within local communities. Ivan Watson reports on a Nigerian girl facing 100 lashes after becoming pregnant out of wedlock.