1.0Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethicsFred Yihttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/author/yif/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KTDrPMYFUm"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2012/08/03/august-3-2012-shariah-controversy/12202/"> Shariah Controversy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2012/08/03/august-3-2012-shariah-controversy/12202/embed/#?secret=KTDrPMYFUm" width="600" height="338" title="“ Shariah Controversy” — Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly" data-secret="KTDrPMYFUm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/files/2012/08/thumb01-sharia-controversy.jpg200100"It targets one community, one faith," says Naeem Baig of proposed legislation to ban US state courts from considering shariah. "It is to create this fear of Islam and Muslims in the larger society."