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This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Uganda, is based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Uganda's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Chad (Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Chad's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Senegal (Republique du Senegal), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Senegal's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has limited legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of Brunei Darussalam (Negara Brunei Darussalam), based on research produced by the Library of Congress. Under Brunei's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) is the principal source of legislation. 

This response to the enactment of Solok Regency Regulation No. 10 of 2001 makes formulaic amendments to the regulation in light of the need to reconcile it with the hierarchically-superior Law No. 39 of 1999 on Human Rights and Law No. 10 of 2004 on Lawmaking.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Maldives (Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa), based on research produced by the Library of Congress. Under the Maldives' Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) is the principal source of legislation. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Federal Republic of Somalia (Jamhuuriyadda Federaalkaa Soomaaliya), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Somalia's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has legal status. 

This qanun obliges school children and prospective brides and bridegrooms to obtain a good level of Qur'anic recitation proficiency before they can graduate or have their marriages ratified. The qanun states that the specific aims of school children and prospective brides and bridegrooms in obtaining such proficiency is so that they can apply their newly acquired love for the Qur'an in their daily lives, so that they can understand and memorise Qur'anic verses, so that they develop the attitude and behaviours of a good, noble Muslims, and so that they become familiar with reading the Qur'an on a daily basis (art 3(1)).

This regional regulation states that the ability to read the Qur'an is one way of truly knowing and comprehending the contents of the Qur'an, thereby developing one's personality as a Muslim (art 2). Proficiency in Qur'anic recitation also operates to engender devotion to Allah SWT, and to build a peaceful, hopeful, and loving family (keluarga sakinah, mawaddah, wa rahmah) (art 4). The regulation requires all primary, middle, and high school students, as well as prospective brides and bridegrooms, to be able to read the Qur'an correctly (art 6).

This regional regulation makes provision for Qur'anic literacy standards required of primary and middle school students, as well as prospective brides and bridegrooms, in Indragiri Hulu, Riau.

This gubernatorial regulation makes provision for the Qur'anic literacy levels of primary school students (aged 6-12 years) in Riau province. It states that Qur'anic literacy studies are based on the Pancasila ('five principles' - Indonesian state ideology) and the 1945 Constitution (art 2), that they function to meet societal needs in terms of religious education (art 3), and that their purpose is to increase the Muslim primary students' belief in God (art 4).

This regional regulation makes provision for the administration and regional governmental funding of both state and religious (Islamic) primary and secondary schools in Banjar regency, South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan). This includes Salafi religious boarding schools (Pondok Pesantren Salafiah).

This regional regulation makes provision for Qur'anic literacy standards in North Konawe (Konawe Utara), Southeast Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara). Pursuant to art 7, all school children and society are entitled, and obliged, to undertake Qur'anic literacy education and/or courses (art 7(1)), and the regional government is required to administer, and prepare program facilities for, such educational courses (art 7(2)). Pursuant to art 8, parents are obliged to ensure that their children undertake Qur'anic literacy education (art 8(1)), and if they are unable to finance their children's Qur'anic literacy studies, they can be issued with a Qur'anic literacy education/course free access card (art 8(2)).

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Jumhuriyat Misr al Arabiyah), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Egypt's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) is the principal source of legislation. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Qazaqstan Respublikasy), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Kazakhstan's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of Turkmenistan, based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Turkmenistan's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the State of Kuwait (Dawlat al Kuwayt), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Kuwait's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) is a principle source of legislation. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of Libya, based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Libya's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Russian Federation (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Russia’s Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Jamhuri-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Afghanistan’s Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) is the principal source for legislation.