21.  The flashpoint has been the attempt by leaders in the heavily Muslim northern states to impose Sharia, conservative Islamic law.

22.  The other would be the more moderate Muslim state in northern and central Afghanistan that seemed to be foreshadowed by the pact on Thursday.

23.  The need for a coalition including Arab and other Muslim states also obliges Bush to abandon his passive stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

24.  The sultan also talked about the need for Muslim states to stand up to the terrorist threat, which was what the U.S. team wanted to hear.

25.  The United States has been trying to calm the conflict as it puts together an international coalition, including Muslim states, against terrorism.

26.  This satrap of the anti-terror coalition masterminds terrorism against India, aimed at wresting Kashmir, a mainly Muslim state, from Indian rule.

27.  Yet he does not say no when asked if Greece is moving closer to rejectionist Arab and Muslim states like Syria and Iran.

28.  Pakistan lays claim to Kashmir, the only predominately Muslim state in largely Hindu India.

29.  Pakistan wants India to agree to a referendum to decide the future of Jammu and Kashmir, the only majority Muslim state in the largely Hindu country.

30.  Rafsanjani said Iran was hoping that the meeting would clear the way for better ties with all Muslim states, especially its Arab neighbors.