No, not Musharraf himself. The cross-dresser in question is Begum Nawazish Ali, aka Ali Saleem, pictured above. This New York Times article by Salman Masood, “When She Speaks, He’s Breaking All of Islam’s Taboos” (thanks to all who sent this in), illustrates the wildly diverging pressures within Pakistani society today, in which a man dressed […]
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Release of up to 80 jihadists puts Pakistan counterterror efforts ‘back to square one’
“As many as 80 hard-core militants are on the loose after being cleared by the courts or released on bail.” Friend and Ally Update. “Freed jihadis put Pakistan’s war on terror ‘back to square one’, say senior officers,” by Massoud Ansari and Gethin Chamberlain for the Telegraph: Anti-terrorism forces in Pakistan have been told to […]
More signs Pakistan playing role in aiding Taliban
Friend and Ally Update: “On the trail of the Taliban’s support: More signs suggest Pakistan plays a role in aiding the Afghan insurgency,” by Paul Watson in the Los Angeles Times, with thanks to Arjun: …”A hundred armed Taliban men passed through the Pakistani border with their equipment, and with their rocket-propelled grenade launchers,” said […]
Pakistani women face battle even after sex-law change
More on the Islamic resistance to reform of the sex laws in Pakistan. In my book The Truth About Muhammad I explain the events in Muhammad’s life that led to the creation of the Islamic laws requiring four male witnesses to establish guilt in crimes of rape and adultery. Now that book has been banned […]
Pakistani Embassy comments on Spencer book ban
A Pakistani Embassy official in Washington defends Pakistan’s ban of my book The Truth About Muhammad by…making false claims about its sourcing. “Pakistan Bans Regnery Book,” by Ivy J. Sellers for Human Events: Robert Spencer’s latest book, “The Truth About Muhammad,” has been banned in Pakistan. “The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World’s Most […]
Spencer’s Truth About Muhammad banned in Pakistan!
Funny how they’re on a first name basis with me in the headline. But anyway, don’t take The Truth About Muhammad with you on vacation to Karachi. “Pakistan bans Robert”s book about Prophet Muhammad,” from the Kuwait National News Agency, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (KUNA) — The government has confiscated […]
Newsweek: 12-man team of Westerners being trained by al Qaeda in Pakistan
Just a Tiny Minority of Extremists traversing what has become known as the “Al Qaeda Pipeline” between Pakistan and Britain. “The Regathering Storm,” by Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau And Mark Hosenball for Newsweek: Dec. 25, 2006 – Jan. 1, 2007 issue – For the past year, a secret has been slowly spreading among Taliban commanders […]
Pakistan: Muslim scholars say new rape law will turn country into “free sex zone”
More defense for Islamic rapists from the nation’s Muslim leaders. The new law allows for rape and adultery cases to be tried according to a modern criminal code, without the Sharia requirement that they can only be established by the testimony of four male witnesses who saw the act. “Ulema demand WPA withdrawal, CII reformation,” […]
Pakistani jihadist: Musharraf is out to enslave the nation to appease America, and cannot ensure legislation in conformity with Islam
This report is only marginally in English, but its point is clear: Syed Munawar Hasan is protesting against the Musharraf regime on Islamic grounds, once again illustrating how the jihadist appeal is always based on a call to loyalty to the Qur’an and Sunnah. “ISG report a cover up of American war crimes: JI,” from […]
Afghanistan’s Karzai accuses Pakistani government of supporting the Taliban
Friend and Ally Update: “Pakistan accused of supporting Taliban,” by Alisa Tang for Associated Press, : KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai directly accused Pakistan’s government Tuesday of supporting the Taliban insurgency in his country, hours after a suicide attacker exploded himself in an Afghan governor’s compound, killing eight. Taliban militants have increasingly targeted government […]