1.   He brought a prayer carpet to his job and carefully adhered to Islamic dietary restrictions, shunning alcohol and checking the ingredients of everything, even medicine.

2.   Islam, which shuns alcohol, is the dominant religion among Palestinians and local newspapers do not accept beer advertising.

3.   She has friends who drink but has always personally shunned alcohol and seems acutely aware of its perils.

4.   The Bosnian president, a devout Muslim, shuns alcohol.

5.   Unlike many purist Brahmins who shun alcohol and are strict vegetarians, he has a taste for Scotch whisky, curries, and kebabs.

6.   He shuns alcohol, even in post-victory locker room celebrations.

7.   Most Palestinians are Muslim and the observant shun alcohol.

8.   The shops are a top target of Muslim fundamentalists who follow the Koranic injunction to shun alcohol.