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The misuse of Maslaha among the Somali in Kenya

Diya is an Arabic word In Islamic Sharia meaning solving matters at the local level without necessarily going to court for a judicial process. 

The practice has been successfully used to solve matters in most Islamic states and has been adopted by the Somali community and those who ascribe to Islam as a religion. 

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