the measure does not specifically mention shariah, but many muslims believe it was designed to target islamic law. >> obviously, it targets one community. they can say that it is anti-foreign law, but we know that it is targeting one community, one faith. so people get worried. >>> meanwhile, in a high profile controversy over construction of a new mosque in mufreesboro, tennessee, a judge ruled this week that local officials did not give the public adequate notice prior to the 2010 meeting when the building was approved. mufreesboro is one of several communities where plans to build new islamic centers have been met with fierce opposition. despite some incidents of vandalism, construction of the murfreesboro mosque has been underway since september. >>> international concern for civilians in syria continues to mount after the killing of dozens of women and children. religious groups were among those calling for more protection of noncombatants. the muslim public affairs council said "the international response and assistance to the crisis in syria have been weak." pope benedict offer

even though he, himself, did not call for the implementation of shariah or islamic law, others on the in the crowd said that was their top priority. when it came to the second round, and he had to broaden the appeal, he toned that down somewhat, but many people are simply not convinced. they feel that he is a hardliner within the muslim brotherhood which actually does have some liberals in it, but as far as he is concerned the feeling is that he is talking to for instance when he is interviewed on a western media channel, he tends to be far more liberal than when he is speaking to egyptians. >> ben, talk about the implications of all of this, because in the past, morsi has called israeli leaders in his words "vampires and killerers" and this weekend you have a gunman who opens fire on israeli construction workers and leaving an israeli dead and the gunman dead as well, and it seems that this is going to have an impact on the relationship between egypt and israel. does it look like a real concern that it will deteriorate? >> well, as far as this incident where two gunmen infiltrated in

ay they've taken control of the northern half of the country and they will be imposing restrictive shariahtold that stores will be closed outside of thele mali, and government workers fear they will not get paid. >>> it has been 330 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. sure, it was a great day on wall street. along with that surge came a surge in oil prices. up 9.5%. it was the biggest jump in the year. part of the reason was new sanctions set to start this weekend with europe not buying iranian crude oil. when it comes to oil, it doesn't matter where it comes from. it's all black stuff sloshing around. if you cut off a supply from one place, it means more pressure on other suppliers and that means prices will go up around the world. >>> our fourth story "outfront." the samsung galaxy and iran's nukes. now, everybody wants a smart phone. in fact, samsung sells more smart phones than apple. so what does this smart phone have to do with iran's nuclear program? plenty. this is supposed to be a breakthrough weekend. the toughest sanctions in history are set to take effect against ir

in news from shariah, violence and shelling by certain reports across the country is the government attempts to reclaim areas held by rebels opposed to president bashar al-assad. the attacks, day after u.n. monitors described widespread carnage in the village of al heffa, in northwestern syria, which had been under siege by government forces. monitors to tour the town found it was largely deserted, with buildings torched and the stench of dead bodies still in the air. meanwhile, human-rights watch is reporting syrian government forces have used extensive sexual violence to torture men, women, and boys detained during the uprising. the group reports soldiers and pro-government militias have sexually abused women and girls as young as 12 while sweeping through residential areas and raiding homes. britain's supreme court has rejected wikileaks founder julian assange's bid to have it reconsider its approval of his extradition to sweden. swedish authorities want to question assange over accusations of rape and sexual assault made by two women. assange's lawyers had argued the swedish public prose

. ♪ >>> the islamic government of pakistan is under shariah law.ore me in pakistan is far beneath the standards. it would not be fair to judge this by western standards, because this is an industry catering to the wealthy elite and in a country where a majority of the women cover up, and having said that the boys looked like bad boy bands rolled into one, with the pants and the cowboy boots. everything seemed to be going swimmingly until -- what is going on? power cut. >> well, last hour we spoke with the vice correspondent charlet duboc who joins us from london. and the power outage is unusual and we know this is an underground movement, so do you believe that somebody was trying to sabotage the fashion show that was taking place? >> no. it would be unfounded for me to speculate about it being sabotaged. truly, pakistan and islamabad is plagued by power problems. while i was there the hotel had a good backup generator, but no amount of money can buy you power all of the way through the fashion week unfortunately, but it added to the atmosphere. >>