The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 23, 2000 - 5A
'Islamic penal code brings
many changes to Nigeria
Lps Angles Times
,.GUSAU, Nigeria - The Zuma Hotel used to be the
trendiest spot in this dusty, windswept capital of Nigeria's
northern Zamfara state. Patrons sipped beer and cocktails at
te 'bar, danced to the latest music in the hotel's disco and
s~ialized into the wee hours.
.That was until October, when the state outlawed
dtfiking, partying and so-called lewd behavior as it
introduced Sharia law - the Islamic penal code based
on ihe Koran.
"In December, the Zuma was raided and abruptly shut
down.
* wasn't given any notice that that they would close me
down," said hotel owner Vincent Umeadi. "But people
beame afraid and stopped coming here."
Since then, cinemas and video parlors have been closed.
Boys and girls have been divided into separate schools.
Muglim women must cover themselves from head to toe,
reftAin from riding motorcycles - a popular form of transit
- 'nd travel in designated taxis that bear the image of a
viiled female.
'Collection of the Islamic tithe, "zakat," is being enforced.
* Alcohol, bars, discos, prostitution and gambling have all
bee banned.
."he initiative has caused alarm throughout a country
al~edy deeply divided along religious and ethnic lines. In
neighboring Kaduna state, a proposal to introduce Sharia
law there led to rioting this week between Christians and
u lims in which witnesses said that at least 20 people
di.d, Buildings were torched, and at least 100 rioters were
"I wasn't given any notice
that they would close me
down."
-Vincent Umeadi
Zuma Hotel owner
arrested.
In Zamfara, state authorities have assured Christians, who
make up about 10 percent of the state's 2 million people,
that Sharia will only apply to Muslims. But for Christians, it
seems impossible to impose separate standards for them and
for Muslims in public life.
And they fear that the urge to impose the Islamic code
will be so strong that, whether or not the government
declares it, they soon will be living under full Sharia
law.
Zamfara state law now includes such Sharia punishments
as having a hand chopped off for theft, stoning adulterers
and caning anyone who drinks alcohol in public. In the first
such punishment carried out, a Muslim man was caned Feb.
10 for drinking alcohol in public.
One other state has imposed Sharia law, and Kaduna is
among at least four that have expressed interest in it, pre-
senting Nigeria's fledgling civilian administration with the
challenge of preventing the country's hodgepodge of reli-
gions, languages and more than 200 ethnic groups from
fragmenting.
Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ and S&P 500
Composite for Week Feb. 17 - Feb. 23
DjIA NASDAQ S&P 500
Close Change Close Change Close Change
2/17 10,514.57 -46.84 4,548.92 +121.27 1,388.26 +0.59
2/18 10,219.52 -295.05 4,411.74 -137.18 1,346.09 -42.16
2/21 NO TRADING DUE TO PRESIDENTS DAY
2/22 10,304.84 ±85.32 4,380.67 -31.07 1,352.18 +6.09
2/23 10,225.73 -79.11 4,550.33 +168.21 1,360.69 +8.5
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WEEK: Last Thursday saw another record for the NASDAQ composite as
investors looked towards the tech sector for comfort after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
delivered a warning to Congress. He said that higher wages will most likely be unavoidable because of the
current high labor market. Greenspan continued to explain how this would lead to an inflation in overall
prices for U.S. consumers and a rate hike will be likely at the Fed's March meeting. Friday saw the Dow
have its seventh largest drop in its storied history as investors did a lot of selling before the long weekend.
When the market opened on Tuesday, investors realized that the Dow was oversold and the NASDAQ was
overbought, and a correction occurred in both markets.
WHAT IS THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE? The DJIA represents 30 stocks traded on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and are all major factors in their respective industries. These
stocks are widely held by individuals and institutional investors. Many financial advisers think of it as a
good indicator in telling whether the NYSE is doing well or poorly.
WHAT IS THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE? The NASDAQ is the fastest growing stock market in the
U.S. due to it being a screen-based stock market, compared to a trading floor market like the NYSE. It
also has almost all of the technological stocks available for trading, which has proved to be a very
volatile industry in the last couple of years.
WHAT IS THE S&P 500? The S&P 500 is a market value weighted index composed of 400 indus-
trial stocks, 20 transportation, 40 financial, and 40 utility. It is a far broader measure than the DJIA
because it takes into account 500 different stocks traded on the two main exchanges (NYSE and
NASDAQ-AMEX) compared to the DJIA's 30 all traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Kevin Magnusonfiom wire reports
Student allegedly hacks into NASA
BOSTON (AP) - A college student broke into
military and government computers, gained control
of a NASA system and interrupted business at an
Internet service provider in a nationwide hacking
spree, federal prosecutors alleged yesterday.
Ikenna Iffih, a student at Northeastern University's
,College of Computer Science, was charged with
three counts related to hacking that carry up to 10
years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
"All in all, the defendant used his home computer
Ito leave a trail of cybercrime from coast to coast,
U.S. Attorney Donald Stern said in a statement.
"The defendant gained illegal access ... either
causing substantial business loss, defacing a Web
;page with hacker graphics, copying personal infor-
mation or, in the case of a NASA computer, effec-
tively seizing control," Stern said.
Prosecutors said there was no disruption to the
'iatibn's defenses, no meddling with satellite
control and no improper use of private informa-
!ti.n'
Iffih's attorney, Charles McGinty, didn't immedi-
ately return a message seeking comment. Iffih's
phone number is unlisted.
Iffih was charged in Seattle last August with a
computer attack on Zebra Marketing Online Ser-
vices, an Internet service provider located in
Bainbridge Island, Wash. Prosecutors said the
company suffered a "significant loss of busi-
ness.
That allegation was included in the new charges
announced yesterday as federal prosecutors expand-
ed the case to include the attacks on the government
computers.
Iffih allegedly accessed the computer used by the
Internet company after breaking into a Defense
Logistics Agency computer in April.
Prosecutors said that in May, Iffih accessed a
NASA computer at the Goddard Space Flight Center
in Greenbelt, Md. Using the NASA computer as a
platform, he gained unauthorized access to other sys-
tems, including the Interior Department's Web serv-
er, prosecutors said.
Last spring and summer, several government and
military Web sites were attacked by vandals who
said they were retaliating over FBI raids of several
prominent hackers, including one who ultimately
pleaded guilty to breaking into the White House
computers.
The Interior Department Website was hit by a
hacker known on the Internet as "DigiAlmty," who
wrote: "It's our turn to hit them where it hurts .
We'll keep hitting them 'till they get down on their
knees and beg."
In a search of Iffih's home in Boston last fall,
authorities said they found a computer printout con-
taining the user name "DigiAlmty." Steve Schroeder,
a federal prosecutor in Seattle, said there were indi-
cations that Iffih might be "DigiAlmty," but he
wouldn't elaborate.
Prosecutors said Iffih also obtained unauthorized
access to Northeastern computers and copied private
information about students, faculty and alumni.
Northeastern spokeswoman Janet Hookailo said the
school has been cooperating with investigators since
last fall.
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