Global Muslims Want Shari`ah: Poll

Large majorities of Muslims around the world want the application of Shari`ah as the official law in their countries, but differ on the degree of implementation, a new global survey has found.

"Muslims are not equally comfortable with all aspects of Shari`ah,” says the survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and cited by Reuters.
The survey, titled “The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society”, shows that large majorities of Muslims around the world support the application of Shari`ah as the official law in their countries.
It finds a strong support for the application of Shari`ah among Muslims in the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
The application of Shari`ah has the support of nearly 74% in Egypt, 72% in Indonesia, 71% in Nigeria, 89% in the Palestinian territories and 99% in Afghanistan.
The poll, which included 38,000 respondents in 39 countries, shows that Muslims tend to be most comfortable with using Shari`ah in the domestic sphere.
It reveals that over three-quarters of Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia want Shari`ah courts to decide family law issues such as divorce and property disputes.

Source: On Islam