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| Pak tests candidates' knowledge of Islam |
| 2013-04-05 |
| Over the past few days, Pakistanis have been treated to the spectacle of politicians struggling to recite Quranic verses and answer questions about Islamic law as part of the scrutiny of nomination papers for the next month's general election. In footage aired on news channels, returning officers across the country were seen asking prospective candidates to recite specific Quranic verses from memory and to explain the method for offering the 'namaz'. In one instance, a candidate from the Jamaat-e-Islami, a hardline religious party, struggled to recite a Quranic verse that is known to most Muslims. One candidate from a religious party in Sindh told the media that the returning officer had asked him if it was permitted to offer the namaz after wearing perfume. The candidate cheekily replied that it was permissible if the perfume contained no alcohol. The persistent focus on such issues made the scrutiny process seem like a "religious studies exam", The Express Tribune said in a report. In some cases, the questioning of candidates took a distinctly personal turn. In Lahore, candidate Tayyaba Sohail Cheema was told by provincial election commissioner Anwar Mehboob that she didn't look her age. "You don't seem to be 35, show your face to all around so that people can see that you seem much younger," Mehboob was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune. Shahid Sohail, the husband of another candidate, Sadia Sohail, was given a lesson on marital life by Mehboob. "When your wife will become (a parliamentarian or legislator), all the arrangements at your home will be ruined and no one will be there to attend to your children and they will be ruined," he said. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 I'll bet he could pass this... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-04-05 21:38 |
| #3 They should be testing them for understanding of economics, monetary policy, and trade policy. Too bad no one tested Obumble on these items |
| Posted by: Beavis 2013-04-05 13:06 |
| #2 Yep, there you go a perfect example of why Islamic states fail. They should be testing them for understanding of economics, monetary policy, and trade policy. Heck I can get a room full of kids with multiple learning disabilities to recite the Queeran without too much trouble. Yep, no need to know math, physics, chemistry, or political science, just follow those delusional ravings all the way back to the seventh century. Just remember Mohammed's folks were considered primative by the Syrians and Egyptians in the eighth century so that gives you an idea of how far back Pakistanarchy will fall if they stay on their current trajectory. Oh and one other thing, the only thing keeping that mess afloat is the outsourced manufacturing from OECD countries. When no one in Pakistanarchy can understand math or follow basic instructions on machinery, the place will fall back to the stone age. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-04-05 12:49 |
| #1 Mehboob you piker, he simply gets a second wife, geez. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-04-05 12:37 |