Qazi Hussain Ahmad must be a Misunderstander of Islam: he seems to have gotten the idea somewhere that Islam, and specifically the Qur’an and Sunnah, entail a rejection of Western-style democratic pluralism, and the imposition of Sharia. Oh, Qazi, you Islamophobe! “Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Former Emir of Pakistan’s Jamaat-e-Islami: ‘The Dawn of an Islamic Revolution […]
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Taliban push Robin Hood image in Pakistan
The “Merry Men” of Sharia “Its systematic. The Taliban move into an area, they use local existing resentments. They often go in with the guise of being Robin Hoods. They scare away some local thieves, they impose very, very quick justice, very harsh justice, and initially in some places they are even welcomed.” Yet, unlike […]
Taliban: Peace deal with Pakistan “worthless”
That’s been rather obvious all along. And now that their advance into Buner has been halted for the moment, the peace deal has reach the end of its useful life, in accordance with Islamic tradition, of buying the Taliban time at a moment of weakness: “Truces are permissible, not obligatory….Interests that justify making a truce […]
Pakistan to West: Stop lecturing us; help us
In other words, stop it with the demands to root out Talibani terrorism, and just pay up already. “Stop lecturing, help us, Pakistan tells West,” from Times of India, April 26: NEW YORK: Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani has urged the international community to help Pakistan in its efforts to prevent the Talibanisation […]
Pakistani jihadist says there is no need for jihad in Kashmir
It seems that he was recruited via grievance-mongering, the likes of which jihadists employ frequently and in multiple contexts. But when he got to Kashmir, he didn’t see any oppression, and thus decided there was no need for jihad. This is predicated upon some core theological assumptions. If a Muslim land is attacked, defensive jihad […]
Four children killed in bomb blast outside girls’ school in Pakistan
The jihad against the education of girls continues. –The children had found the bomb outside a girls’ primary school in Luqman Banda village of Lower Dir town.” “Children killed in Pakistan bomb blast,” from AFP, April 25 (thanks to James): At least four children have been killed in a bomb explosion in north-west Pakistan, officials […]
Pakistan: Taliban demand jizya payments from Sikhs
“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” — Qur’an 9:29 […]
Pakistan to UK: “Pointing a finger towards Pakistan was shocking for us … it was uncalled for and shocking.”
Twelve Pakistani “students” plot to terrorize Britain; the latter arrests and then releases them but admonishes Pakistan; and the latter — which poses a “mortal threat” to the world — is “shocked,” just “shocked.” “More on this story. “Pakistan anger at UK terror ‘slurs’,” by Vikram Dodd for the Guardian, April 25 : Britain was […]
Hillary: U.S. “partially responsible” for Pakistani jihadism
“Be careful what you sow,” admonishes Hillary.Yet how is the U.S. responsible for the more important fact that 75% of the Pakistani people are eager to implement sharia — a move which, among other things, would lead to a perpetual state of hostilities between Pakistan (“land of the pure”) and the U.S. (infidels)? Either way, […]
U.S. military poised to secure Pakistani nukes if Pakistan falls to jihadists
The Obama Administration seems to be playing a double game of its own: reaching out to jihadists in Iran and Afghanistan, while being ready to stop them in Pakistan. “Does Pakistan’s Taliban Surge Raise a Nuclear Threat?,” by Mark Thompson for Time, April 24 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): ……The prospect of turmoil in Pakistan sends […]