Protests Against Sharia in Karachi.

[ROB]

Karachi protest at Sharia mosque

Protest in Karachi
The rally was organised by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement

Karachi protest
Tens of thousands of people have protested in the Pakistani city of Karachi against a radical mosque and its religious schools in Islamabad.

The chief cleric of the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque), Abdul Aziz, had announced a Taleban-style Islamic court would be set up to curb “vulgar” activities.

He also gave the government a month to close video shops and brothels.

The protest organisers, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), branded the mosque “religious terrorists”.

Fatwa

The MQM is largely supportive of the policies of the President Pervez Musharraf.

MQM leader Altaf Hussain told the rally by telephone from London via loudspeakers: “Islam is a religion of peace and there is no place in it for using force or terrorism.

“The people of Islamabad are insecure and under threat due to the activities of these religious terrorists.”

Abdul Aziz is a vocal critic of the Pakistan government’s support for the US-led war on terrorism.

Last week he announced a court based on Islamic Sharia law and began an anti-vice campaign.

The court passed a fatwa on Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar after she was pictured hugging a man following a paragliding flight.

Mr Aziz has also threatened to “take action” if the government moved against his mosque.

Analysts say Mr Musharraf has been criticised for not taking a harder line but may be reluctant in an election year.

[rtaylor]

As for the protests, Karachi has some of the most educated and religious people in Pakistan. They understand that Kalashnikov Shariah is a joke and will throw Pakistan back hundred years in terms of development. MQM supporters or not, the people of Pakistan will never support a Taliban like government.

Suported by Pakistani People

[flipflop]

Wasn’t the Lal Masjid the same place where all those mad wimmen holed up from the authorities a while back?

Kudos to the organisers for this: ‘branded the mosque “religious terrorists”.’

[Chimborazo]

@flipflop wrote:

Kudos to the organisers for this: ‘branded the mosque “religious terrorists”.’

Quite refreshing indeed.

[Stiv]

They’re all heretics IMO!

May their ears all plug with wax and their eyes stick shut from a bad case of conjunctivitis and a herpes sore upon their lips!

Because of course: Allah wills it!

Best,
Stiv

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