Islamic State: Government based on Islamic law
An Islamic state is a state that has adopted Islam as its state religion, and Islamic law as the foundation for political institutions.
Current examples of such states are Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Mauritania and the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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