Word: shariff
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...report, Goldman Sachs predicted that this year's weak rains could cause agriculture to contract 2% this fiscal year, making the government's 7% GDP-growth target look "a bit rich." Even Thakare, with his pond, may not have enough water to plant his extra crops this year. Abusaleh Shariff, a senior fellow at IFPRI's New Delhi office, argues that allocating money is only part of the government's task. The farmers also need better training, technology and marketing opportunities. "Do we have any of these? Almost none," Shariff says. "The government program needs to be improved...
...respectable person. Actions like this can't win the hearts and minds of the people. U.S. forces should respect Muslim religious and cultural tenets prohibiting men from touching women. If the troops need to write numbers on women, they should have the female soldiers do so. Mohammed Shariff, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINE...
...Mohammed Shariff, CHARLOTTE...
...marriage, property and death, while non-Muslims use civil courts. First, the Shari'a court ruled that Kaliammal's husband was a Muslim. Then, the civil court refused to intervene. "This court cannot undo, vary or overrule any decisions made by the Islamic Shari'a court," said Judge Raus Shariff to a packed courtroom. "We have absolutely no jurisdiction over Islam...