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| Hundreds protest raids on mosques |
| 2004-08-28 |
| Hundreds of people staged a demonstration outside Lal Masjid after the Friday congregation, protesting police raids on mosques and seminaries. Protesters held up placards condemning the government and the highhandedness shown by law officials. They shouted slogans that the government would do anything to appease the western world. Muthahidda Majlise-e-Amal MNAs Shujaul Mulk, Shah Abdul Aziz and Fayyazul Rehman said unseen hands were trying to create a rift between the government and religious parties. They said that the gulf between the two sides would only widen if the onslaught on seminaries was not halted. They demanded that the fake cases registered against religious leaders, Ghazi Abdul Rasheed and Abdul Aziz, be withdrawn immediately. The spouses of the accused told reporters that the decree of irtadad (apostasy) would be issued against the government if it did not halt the raids and withdraw the charges against the religious leaders. They demanded that cases be registered against the officers who conducted the raid at a female hostel. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 When the Saudi Princes finally arrive at their day of reckoning for funding terrorism, there will not be any more of these madrassas because their funding will have been dried up. Then these folks can demonstrate against nothing til the cows come home. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-28 11:37:39 AM |
| #5 Collect rocks? The handy stones. Make ready the holy recconing. Vent the rath of allan. For he is a vengeful god and his prophet wouldn't have it any other way! |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-08-28 10:35:10 AM |
| #4 The spouses of the accused told reporters that the decree of irtadad (apostasy) would be issued against the government if it did not halt the raids and withdraw the charges against the religious leaders. And you all know what Allan wants Moslems to do with apostates. . |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-08-28 9:09:00 AM |
| #3 sshhhh trailing wife, she needs to ask her teacher first! |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-08-28 5:40:03 AM |
| #2 Gentle, Good for whom? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-08-28 5:30:38 AM |
| #1 Good for them! |
| Posted by: Gentle 2004-08-28 2:48:20 AM |