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The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
and worldwide Islamic movements jointly marked "condemnation day" on Friday in Pakistain and other countries besides Bangladesh, Malaysia, Leb
...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers..., South Africa,
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
against the desecration of the Holy Koran in Sweden and Islamophobia.
In Pakistain, the protest rallies were taken out in Lahore, Islamabad, Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
, Quetta, Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
and other cities.
Thousands of people participated in the protest marches.
Holding banners and placards, they demanded action against the person involved in a blasphemous act in Stockholm and joint action by the Islamic world against the countries where such criminals are allowed to hurt the feelings of the Moslem world under government patronage.
JI Emir Sirajul Haq
...current head of the Pak Jamaat-e-Islami. Siraj was born in 1962 and entered politics shortly after that...
delivered a speech at Mansoorah and also addressed a public gathering in Jhang.
JI secretary general Amirul Azeem led the protest march at Multan
...Home of the Multan Sultans...
Chungi in front of Mansoorah.
Sindh Emir Muhmmad Hussain Mehanti addressed the protest march in Malir Karachi, Maulana Abdul Haq Hashmi in Quetta and KP secretary general Abdul Wasay in Peshawar.
Haq called for the diplomatic and trade boycott of Sweden, saying mere words uttered by the rulers in condemnation of the burning of the Holy Koran were not enough to represent the feelings of the Pak nation.
He demanded Islamabad convene an emergency meeting of the OIC to devise a solid strategy against Islamophobia.
He said an organized campaign had been started against Islam and its followers in Western countries after 9/11.
The hatemongers and psychological patients could put world peace in danger if the Western government failed to stop them, he warned, saying two billion Moslems could not bear the disrespect of their most beloved personality, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PTUI!), and the Holy Book.
The most unfortunate aspect of the Sweden incident, he said, was that the Sweden authorities allowed a person to burn the Koran under their protection.
The JI chief also condemned the Israeli forces’ brutal action and terrorism against Paleostinian Moslems and expressed solidarity with the Paleostine freedom movement.