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| Afghanistan |
| Religious Scholars Endorse Sayyaf |
| 2014-03-18 |
| [Tolo News] The proper implementation of Islamic law in Afghanistan will lead to lasting peace, presidential candidate Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf ...Afghan Salafist warlord, owned by Saudi Arabia. He was the guy who invited al-Qaeda to come into Afghanistan and make themselves at home... said on Monday at an event where he received endorsements from a number of religious scholars. The Ulema members who expressed support for Sayyaf on Monday said that there was a dire need for greater promotion of and adherence to Islamic laws in order to resolve corruption and insecurity issues. Speaking to the acrowd at the gathering, Sayyaf pledged to continue efforts to promote Islam's message in Afghanistan whether he wins or loses the elections. The Presidential hopeful is a well-respected religious scholars himself, having received his education at the revered Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt "There is no corruption in Islam, Islam doesn't support insecurity, Islam promotes rule of law and economic growth, in the name of Islam, there a program against poverty," Sayyaf said. "The election phenomena in fact emerges from Islam, it was man who brought changes to it and gave it other names, the fundamentals of elections are in Islam," he added. Sayyaf has long been one the country's most vocal leaders when it comes to challenging the Taliban's claim to religious righteousness in its war against the Kabul government and its NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... supporters. The Taliban, meanwhile, has called the upcoming elections a sham and threatened voters with violence. The other religious scholars at the event on Monday expressed support for the upcoming elections and encouraged Afghans to participate. They also said voters should make their choices without care for candidates' ethnicities. "We have to move toward the election with Islamic teaching in mind, without considering candidates' ethnic backgrounds," religious scholar Enayatollah Baligh said. Participants of the gathering advocated for a broader role for religious scholars in developing public awareness about the upcoming elections. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 The proper implementation of Islamic law in Afghanistan will lead to lasting peace By provoking somebody into fumigating the place? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-03-18 09:33 |
| #1 The proper implementation of Islamic law in Afghanistan will lead to lasting peace, presidential candidate Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf Just like Socialism: "this time, we're gonna do it right!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-03-18 07:39 |