Sentence examples for harsh interpretation from inspiring English sources

It seemed a harsh interpretation but, either way, it left Wasps needing a minor miracle.

Under Isis's harsh interpretation of Islam, statues and grave markers are considered to be idolatrous.

"They demand a caliphate, or a new Islamic state, governed by a harsh interpretation of sharia law," she will say.

One established Islamist state, Saudi Arabia, is an autocracy bound by a stringent, and often harsh, interpretation of Islamic law.

He is as much a rebel and a crusader — bent on imposing his harsh interpretation of sharia on others — as he is a terrorist.

Isis has declared a self-styled "caliphate" across swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria, imposing its harsh interpretation of Islamic law.

And just last week, Iran freed Hashem Aghajari, who had been sentenced to death for questioning harsh interpretations of Islam.

At the same time, there are many in Kabul who mock the very idea that the Taliban are easing away from their harsh interpretations of Islamic law.

The recent grave desecrations in some of Mogadishu's neighborhoods seemed to make more people turn against the Shabab, who were already losing popular support because of their harsh interpretations of Islam.

While Western media portrayals of Saudi justice dwell on sometimes harsh interpretations of sharia law and disproportionate sentencing for relatively minor offenses, the reality in the Kingdom is far more complex.

The report alleges that al-Nusra, along with some other rebel groups, has tortured detainees, abducted activists and members of minority groups, committed summary executions, and implemented harsh interpretations of sharia in captured areas.