Islah Calls for imposing Islamic punishment [Archives:2000/41/Front Page]

The Islah party, headed by speaker of the parliament, Sheikh Abdullah ben Hussain Al-Ahmar called for imposing and carrying out all Islamic penalties so as to save society from vice and crime. The party said in a statement that the Yemeni society had witnessed inhuman crimes such as that of the college of medicine.
The partys mouthpiece has already launched campaigns against space channels and newspapers dealing with womens issues openly. It also attacked hotels for pornographic space channels they used to attract guests.
Recently, it has called for extensive dialogues with all parties in order to outline a final position about the constitutional amendments suggested by the President. A statement issued by its Shoura Council asserted the importance of dealing with the issue in the supreme national interest.
The statement called upon the parliament to take all opinions into account and the PGC to hold talks with other parties to reach a satisfactory version. It also called for giving priority to economic reform, fighting corruption and putting an end to increase in prices.
Two months ago the Islah party led a media campaign against Al-Thaqafiah newspaper and was determined to pursue the case until a final verdict was issued.

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