The Constitute Project's text of Somalia's 2012 Provisional Constitution, whose Article 2 names Islam the religion of the State, bars the propagation of any other religion in the country, and bars any law that is not compliant with the general principles and objectives of Sharia.
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Citation
AuthorFederal Republic of Somalia
PublisherConstitute Project
URLhttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Somalia_2012
Source Typeprimary source / official record
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the primary provisional constitutional text, read for the exact wording of Article 2 rather than for secondary commentary. Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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