Tiny Minority of Extremists Alert: “the government could not afford the use of force against madrassa students since general elections were near.” Lal Masjid Update: “Intelligence agencies oppose Lal Masjid crackdown,” from the Daily Times, : ISLAMABAD: Ministers and intelligence bosses voiced opposition to a crackdown on students of Jamia Hafsa and Jamia Fareedia and […]
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Fatwa issued seeking “punishment” for female Pakistani gov’t minister photographed hugging a man
Sharia Alert. “Pakistani minister draws wrath for embracing man,” from Deutsche Presse-Agentur: ISLAMABAD – Fundamentalists forming a self-declared Islamic court in the Pakistani capital have decreed that the government should dismiss a woman minister for “˜obscenely posing” with her French paragliding trainer in Paris. The Fatwa, or religious ruling, by the court set up in […]
Pakistan: 40 Die in Sunni-Shiite Clashes
“There’s still a tendency to see these things in Sunni-Shia terms. But the Middle East is going to have to overcome that.” — Condoleeza Rice I’m sure they’ll be getting right on that, Madame Secretary. By Riaz Khan for Associated Press, with thanks to Lawrence: PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunbattles between majority Sunnis and minority […]
Hamid Hayat, found guilty of terror training in Pakistan, now claims jury foreman bias against “people accused of terrorist activities”
Hamid Hayat Update. His conviction, you see, is all because the jury foreman was biased against people accused of terrorist activities. What he really needs is a jury foreman who believes that people accused of terrorist activities are the victims of racism, bigotry, Islamophobia. “Lodi Terrorism Case Back In Court,” from KGO News, : Apr. […]
Pakistan: Muslim Cleric Threatens To Resist Government Action With Jihad
A mosque leader in the Pakistani capital Friday threatened interior spiritual struggle against the government of President Pervez Musharraf. An update on this story. “Muslim Cleric Threatens To Resist Government Action With Jihad,” from Deutsche Presse Agentur, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: A mosque leader in the Pakistani capital Friday threatened jihad and suicide […]
Pakistan: “Taliban” give ultimatum to CD sellers to close their businesses
Music: it’s an “un-Islamic business.” Sharia Alert: “Pakistan: ‘Taliban’ Give Ultimatum to CD Sellers to Wind Up Their Businesses,” from AKI, : Islamabad, 3 April (AKI/DAWN) – A group known as the Khadim-i-Islam Taliban in Pakistan have given an ultimatum to CD and audio and video cassette sellers in the Pakistani capital Islamabad to close […]
Imam to Pakistani government: enforce Sharia law within seven days or we will do it ourselves
The students and clerics of Islamabad’s Red Mosque and associated madrassa have been operating increasingly outside the law. Emboldened by the lack of response from the Pakistani government, Maulana Abdul Aziz now issues an “ultimatum.” “Imam to government: enforce Sharia law within seven days or we will do it ourselves,” from AsiaNews: Islamabad (AsiaNews/Dt) — […]
Pakistan: “Creeping Talibanisation is now a reality across the country”
And the creeps are creeping fast. “The creeping coup,” by Zaffar Abbas in Dawn, with thanks to Sr. Soph: ISLAMABAD, March 30: The primary theatre of battle may still be North and South Waziristan, as evidenced by the Pakistani Taliban’s recent bloody assault on the settled town of Tank that borders the tribal areas. But […]
Pakistani Islamic Schools Are Rife With Extremism, Group Says
Stop the presses. By Ed Johnson for Bloomberg: March 30 (Bloomberg) — President Pervez Musharraf has failed to tackle Islamic extremism in Pakistan’s religious schools, which continue to promote a holy war against the West and foment terrorism, the International Crisis Group said. Five years after the government pledged a crackdown on the schools, known […]
Gunbattle at ‘Jihad’ Rally Kills 6 at Pakistani High School
“They wanted to speak with the boys and motivate them for jihad.” Gimme a J! From AP, with thanks to all who sent this in: PESHAWAR, Pakistan “” Police challenged a group of suspected militants Monday at a high school in northwestern Pakistan after hearing that they wanted to “motivate” students for holy war, sparking […]