11 May 2011 - 19:30

OKLAHOMA CITY - A Muslim man alleges that a proposed amendment to Oklahoma's Constitution that would prohibit state courts from considering international or Islamic Law when deciding cases stigmatizes his religion and infringes on the religious rights of Muslims.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - But the state's attorneys say Muneer Awad, who heads the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma, has failed to show how the proposed amendment adversely affects his Muslim faith.

Awad says the measure, if enacted, would invalidate his will, which is based in part on Islamic Law.

Awad sought an injunction last year against the amendment, which was approved by 70 percent of voters in November. A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction, which the state has appealed.

Awad is asking the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the injunction.

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