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Cleric gives govt a week to impose Sharia
Maulana Abdul Aziz, the prayer leader at Lal Masjid and principal of Jamia Hafsa, on Friday gave the government a weeks deadline to enforce Sharia in the country, otherwise clerics will Islamise society themselves. If the government does not impose Sharia within a week, we will do it, Aziz told a gathering after Friday prayers. | "We find your lack of submission...Humiliating." |
Similarly, he gave the Islamabad administration a week to shut down brothels, otherwise seminary students will take action themselves. If we find a woman with loose morals, we will prosecute her in Lal Masjid, he said. Sources told Daily Times that the Jamia Hafsa administration would compile a record of brothels and gambling dens over the week, and then launch a drive. They said the seminary believed these places were being run in collaboration with civil society organisations. Jamia Hafsa will hold a conference on April 5-6 at Lal Masjid, where ulema will finalise a strategy against brothels and gambling dens, said Aziz, adding that the drive would not be limited to Islamabad.
Posted by: Fred 2007-03-31 |
