Islamic state

AnIslamic stateis a state that has adoptedIslamas itsstate religion,andIslamic lawas the foundation for political institutions. Current examples of such states arePakistan,Iran,Afghanistan,Mauritaniaand the self-proclaimedIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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