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One Muslim is worth 12 Christians
Iran
November 2004

Excerpt:
In the case of homicide, the diyeh for an adult Muslim male in Iran is valued at 180 million rials. However, under shariah, the compensation for a non-Muslim man is usually set at a fraction of this value, and for a Muslim woman compensation is similarly set at half that of a Muslim man. In Iran, a non-Muslim man is worth only one-twelfth of that paid for a Muslim man.

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Two South Baghdad Churches Targets of Suspected Car Bombs
Iraq
November 2004

Excerpt:
The first blast exploded near the St. George Church in southern Baghdad at about 6:25 p.m., according to Multinational Force officials. The second suspected car-bomb blast detonated at about 6:30 p.m., less than a mile east of the first blast, outside the St. Matthew Church in southern Baghdad. Casualty figures have not yet been reported.