21.  Chechens say a completely Islamic state could not work for them because they have their own strong traditions and national identity.

22.  Diplomats and Sudanese politicians said it was unclear how much support Turabi enjoys for his version of a strict Islamic state.

23.  Egypt has long accused the Sudanese government of granting asylum and training facilities to Muslim militants seeking to topple Mubarak and install a strict Islamic state in Egypt.

24.  El-Bashir set up an Islamic state and banned political parties.

25.  Even the Islamic Party is not completely sure, however, what it means to be an Islamic state.

26.  Even pan-Arabism, which was tremendously popular in the Arab world, was simply an obstacle to the foundation of an Islamic state.

27.  French officials also say they can never allow the nuclear research program in Algeria to come under the control of an Islamic state.

28.  Hamas wants an Islamic state from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River, not a democratic Palestine alongside Israel.

29.  He adds that bin Laden was an arrogant fellow who poured scorn on Saudi Arabia, which Jaffar regards as a model Islamic state.

30.  He believes that predominantly Muslim Kashmir must be allowed to choose whether to join the Islamic state of Pakistan or remain part of largely Hindu India.