1.  Granted, though under the Islamic model a female ayatollah is akin to a Brahma bull giving milk, Dobson appears hot for the title.

2.  Thai banking officials studied the Islamic banking model in Malaysia, which also serves non-Muslims, before giving the green light of an Islamic bank in Thailand.

3.  The election was a virtual referendum on whether Turkey should reaffirm its secular system or move toward an Islamic model.

4.  The party, called Welfare, is determined to pull Turkey out of its western orbit and move it toward an Islamic model.

5.  Welfare wants to turn secular, Muslim Turkey, away from the Western orbit and towards an Islamic model.

6.  Sudan has drawn up plans to expand its external relations to boost economic investment and present its Islamic model to the world, the press reported on Tuesday.