Isis's harsh imposition of Islamic law in the places it controls has made it unpopular with many Syrians, contributing to widespread fighting against the group in January.
Many people -- teachers, principals, parents, local civic leaders, educators, people who actually know something about education in their communities -- tried to tell Secretary Duncan that the relentlessly harsh imposition of standardized tests and their link to teacher evaluations was not a good idea.
They instead represent the imposition of harsh economic reality.The government knows this.
The imposition of harsh new requirements to vote has become a partisan issue, but it should not be.
They brought with them the tactics of terror - kidnappings of westerners and the imposition of harsh sharia law in the places over which they have control.
Yet all face indigenous Islamic movements that press for conservative reforms like the segregation of boys and girls in schools and colleges and imposition of harsh Shariah laws.
Radical Islamists have turned the territory into an enclave for Qaeda militants and for the imposition of harsh Shariah law, which has been used to terrorize the population with amputations, stonings, whippings and other abuses, particularly against women.
Radical Islamists have turned northern Mali into an enclave for Qaeda militants and for the imposition of harsh Shariah law, which has been used to terrorize the population, particularly women, with amputations, stonings, whippings and other abuses.
Mrs. Clinton spoke during an exchange with panel members about a recent agreement by the Pakistani president, Asif Ali Zardari, under prodding from religious conservatives within his country, to allow the imposition of harsh Islamic law in the Swat Valley.
Several such groups have emerged in recent years, including unions of university teachers protesting against the interference of security agencies in academia, and journalists demanding an end to the imposition of harsh prison terms for libel.Despite constant coercion from the ministry of justice, Egypt's 9,000 judges are pressing for the adoption of a law establishing full judicial independence.
TEHRAN — For months, since the imposition of harsh, American-led sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, the country's leaders have sworn they would never succumb to Western pressures, and they scoffed at the idea that the measures were having any serious impact.
