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Pak groups issue fatwa calling for death for critic of blasphemy laws
It began when a woman (Aasia Bibi) made an 'I'm proud to be a Christian' comment to a coworker. The coworker complained to a cleric and a court charged Aasia with blasphemy. The Pakistan minister for minority Religion (Shabhaz Bhatti) said the blasphemy laws should be revised. Several Islamic terrorist orgs, e.g. Lashkar-e-Toiba (a big well organized one) and Majlis Ahrar e Islam (a smaller one) have issued a fatwa calling for the assasination of Bhatti. They have also said that if the Govt of Pakistan pardons Aasia they will have a similar fatwa issued against them. A number of imans connected with mainline mosques have issued statements supporting the blasphemy laws, warning Bhatti not to defend Aasia, etc. Essentially no Imans in Pakistan (or elsewhere to my knowledge) have defended Aasia or said that the blasphemy law should be made less ferocious. The whole issue has been ignored by the NYTimes, the WaPo, etc. Posted by: lord garth 2010-12-05 |
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