This is the religion of the Taliban. It is not mine, nor is it the religion of 160 million people in Pakistan. This is neither humane, nor compassionate, and by their own laws, that strange men held down a young girl in public should be enough to convict them of the same crime.
Over the many conspiracy theories and hotly-debated views on various blogs and forums regarding Lal Masjid (LM), few have reacted to the notion that one Muslim has the power to doubt another Muslim’s faith. The common theme among many Pro-Lal Masjid bloggers seems to be that a) the Ghazi Brother’s intentions were pure, so their [...]
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Over the past 5 days, we’ve seen the face of clerical ‘Islam’ in Pakistan: a hypocritical movement by power-hungry individuals who are willing to send our sons and daughters to their death, rather than face it themselves. If Abdul Rasheed Ghazi is not afraid of death, why is he so afraid of arrest? If we [...]
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Amidst the relentless coverage of the Lal Masjid Operation, our news channels and papers have tried very hard to keep abreast of the situation and to present the blow-by-blow news, as it happens, when it happens. Along with the situation on the ground, a few channels have presented the history of the Lal Masjid showdown, [...]
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When the Prophet brought Islam to Arabia, one of the first things he requested of his followers was to abandon the tradition of long, trailing robes worn by the elite tribesmen at the time. The length of the robe indicated status and position, most often earned through wealth, not respect. [The fact that our Mullahs [...]
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