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OVERTURNED. The conviction of AMINA LAWAL, 32, a Nigerian single mother; of adultery, a crime for which she was sentenced to death by stoning; by an Islamic appeals court; in Katsina, Nigeria. Lawal, whose sentence provoked international criticism and heightened tensions between the country's Christians and Muslims, would have been the first woman to be stoned to death since 12 states adopted Shari'a, or strict Islamic law, starting...
...adultery and sentenced to death by stoning under Shari'a law won her second appeal at a court in the northern state of Katsina. The ruling brought relief to President Olusegun Obesanjo, who was under pressure from Western governments and the E.U. to stop the sentence being carried out. Amina Lawal would have been the first person to be stoned to death since Shari'a law was adopted by 12 predominantly Muslim northern states in 1999. Fleeing to Freedom COLOMBIA Briton Matthew Scott emerged safe from the jungle 12 days after escaping armed kidnappers who took him and seven other...
...Player of the Year was also hampered by illness, battling the flu for three days before her matchup with eventual intercollegiate champion Amina Helal of Trinity Feb. 1 and missing the College Squash Association (CSA) Individual Championships entirely...
Hall, ranked No. 3 in the nation, experienced her first loss of the season a week ago against No. 1 Amina Helal of Trinity. Although Hall returned to her familiar dominating form against a weaker Amherst opponent last Monday, Reta was able to preserve her undefeated record this season with a combination of tricky shots...
Wilkins attacked the third game with renewed vigor, striking early with hard, accurate shots. She was not able to sustain her assault, however, and became frustrated with several calls made by Trinity No. 1 Amina Helal...