Pakistan : Sharia enforced in Lal Masjid, Jamia Fareedia, Hafsa
munaeem | 07 April, 2007 03:41
via Daily Times : Government warned of suicide attacks in case of resistance; Qazi court to work on pattern of panchayat and jirgas
The government should deal sternly with extremist forces bent upon thwarting peace in Islamabad.
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) for People’s Rights – an alliance of some 30 NGOs and civil society groups – has condemned the ongoing process of ‘Talibanisation’ in the country, and demanded that the government take immediate notice of Jamia Hafsa students’ activities aimed to enforce Sharia.
An editorial in Pakistan's The News comments on the situation in Islamabad. It says :
The paper criticizes government for not taking action against these female fanatics. Government that if takes action against the student it will hurt them and desecrate the mosque. The papers says governments reasons for not taking against the female students defies logic.
The papers says :
"Why should the government determine whether or not law is to be enforced based on the gender of the perpetrators? Is it less objectionable for women to commit crimes or enforce chauvinistic values?
Under the Pakistan Penal Code kidnapping attracts a minimum jail term of seven years. Should the culprits not be prosecuted because they were women? Further, how would framing charges and prosecuting offenders damage the mosque or the seminary? And if our bleeding heart government worries endlessly about human life and places of religious instruction, how does it justify blowing up the Ziaul Uloom seminary in Bajaur agency that left 80 dead?"
"Maulana Abdul Aziz, prayer leader of Lal Masjid and principal of Jamia Hafsa madrassa, has announced the enforcement of Sharia in the premises of Jamia Fareedia, Jamia Hafsa and the Government’s Children’s Library, and warned the government of suicide attacks if it launched an operation against the madrassas.
The Lal Masjid prayer leader gave the government a month’s deadline to close brothels and gambling dens and the sale and purchase of liquor in Islamabad. He said the government must remove all hoardings with “obscene” images and immediately stop the propaganda campaign against the madrassa students and administration."
The Lal Masjid prayer leader gave the government a month’s deadline to close brothels and gambling dens and the sale and purchase of liquor in Islamabad. He said the government must remove all hoardings with “obscene” images and immediately stop the propaganda campaign against the madrassa students and administration."
The government should deal sternly with extremist forces bent upon thwarting peace in Islamabad.
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) for People’s Rights – an alliance of some 30 NGOs and civil society groups – has condemned the ongoing process of ‘Talibanisation’ in the country, and demanded that the government take immediate notice of Jamia Hafsa students’ activities aimed to enforce Sharia.
An editorial in Pakistan's The News comments on the situation in Islamabad. It says :
"The audacity of the mullahs to try and enforce their obscurantist and retrogressive moral code on the citizens of Islamabad has been shocking. The lawlessness caused by the madressah students together with the proclamation of Maulana Abdul Aziz — the patron of Jamia Faridia and Jamia Hafsa — to enforce Shariah in Islamabad by cracking down on CDs, DVDs and other secular activities creates the impression that Taliban are here.
Equally alarming has been the Musharraf regime’s inaction to such lawlessness, which has caused people to ponder anew the reasons for religion-inspired hooliganism in the country. Those who believe in conspiracy theories are convinced that these events have been orchestrated on the government’s behest to re-ignite western fears of Pakistan’s impending radicalisation and to project General Musharraf as the last man standing between the Taliban and Pakistan."
Equally alarming has been the Musharraf regime’s inaction to such lawlessness, which has caused people to ponder anew the reasons for religion-inspired hooliganism in the country. Those who believe in conspiracy theories are convinced that these events have been orchestrated on the government’s behest to re-ignite western fears of Pakistan’s impending radicalisation and to project General Musharraf as the last man standing between the Taliban and Pakistan."
The paper criticizes government for not taking action against these female fanatics. Government that if takes action against the student it will hurt them and desecrate the mosque. The papers says governments reasons for not taking against the female students defies logic.
The papers says :
"Why should the government determine whether or not law is to be enforced based on the gender of the perpetrators? Is it less objectionable for women to commit crimes or enforce chauvinistic values?
Under the Pakistan Penal Code kidnapping attracts a minimum jail term of seven years. Should the culprits not be prosecuted because they were women? Further, how would framing charges and prosecuting offenders damage the mosque or the seminary? And if our bleeding heart government worries endlessly about human life and places of religious instruction, how does it justify blowing up the Ziaul Uloom seminary in Bajaur agency that left 80 dead?"
Comments
William | 16/04/2007, 10:01
Munaeem | 19/04/2007, 21:25
lalmasjid.com@gmail.com
Munaeem | 19/04/2007, 21:31
William
Poverty is the main issue. The stick carrying girls come from poor families. Their parents cannot afford to provide them education. So they send their girls to Madrassas.
Each year Pakistan receives millions of rupees in aid from western countries. All these aid money goes into the pockets of officials.
I have written emails to donors and called their attention towards these misuse of funds. But no action was taken.
qaziatif | 10/05/2007, 09:23
The issues like Lal Masjid r not because of poverty but it is the faith, eemaan which western world don't know.
It is the reaction of so called enlightment in Pakistan and the brothels working in pakistan.
qazi_atif | 10/05/2007, 09:30
These are not the mullahs who enforce there views on others but it is america who enforce its views on rest of the world specially, on muslims.Every person on the earth has his right to accept the teachings of any relegion and spent there lives according to those teachings.
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