Word: afiya
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...going to be hard to reverse," laments Afiya Shehrbano, a leading women's rights activist and writer. "It's sanctioned by the President and the center, and sealed with a clause that says that it cannot be challenged in the Supreme Court. That's a violation of the constitution. It also shows that if movements are armed and militant, you can succeed." Her fears were reinforced on Sunday night, when Muslim Khan, Fazlullah's spokesman, said that it remains the Taliban's ambition to establish their brand of Islamic law not just in Swat but throughout the world...
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