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Egyptians rally for Shariah law

Thousands of ultraconservative Muslims rallied in the Egyptian capital, demanding the country's new constitution be based on the rulings of Islamic law, or Shariah.

Egyptian Muslims pray a Nov. 9, 2012, rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Thousands of ultraconservative Muslims rallied in the Egyptian capital, demanding the country's new constitution be based on the rulings of Islamic law, or Shariah. The poster on the the motor scooter reads in Arabic, "Islamic law is the first source of the constitution." (Associated Press)

Egyptian Muslims pray a Nov. 9, 2012, rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Thousands of ultraconservative Muslims rallied in the Egyptian capital, demanding the country's new constitution be based on the rulings of Islamic law, or Shariah. The poster on the the motor scooter reads in Arabic, "Islamic law is the first source of the constitution." (Associated Press)

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