Noblesse Oblige (Free subscription) | yesterday
In a bizzarre turn of events President Zardari is under a Fatwa from Lal Masjid, (yes, that Lal Masjid,) and it was issued by a relative of Abdul Rashid Ghazi, instrumental in the deaths of many students from the Mosque. From IBN Live: A Pakistani cleric has issued a fatwa against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari [...]
Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... forces, forcibly take innocent pilgrims as hostages or launch an attack on the assembled devotees. Lal Masjid, a mosque complex, located in Islamabad, was being used by radical Islamist clerics and their supporters, to defy the Pakistani government and impose Islamist edicts. When the situation deteriorated, a siege was established around the Lal Masjid for over a week and finally...
WayOdd (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
A religious leader in Pakistan has issued a fatwa or religious opinion condemning President Asif Ali Zardari for flirting with the U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate during a meeting. The fatwa of cleric Maulana Abdul Ghafar, a prayer leader at radical mosque Lal Masjid in Islamabad, branded as indecent, un-Islamic and unbecoming of a head of state Zardari's gesture to Gov. Sarah Palin...
Right Truth (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
A Fatwa has been issued against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for his compliments of Sarah Palin. The problem: Zardari’s body language towards Palin and “his deep desire to hug her” was shameful for the entire nation. Among his other problems, a fatwa has now been issued against “flirtatious” Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. “The leader of the infamous Lal Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan...
Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
... India's Daily News reported. Cleric Maulana Abdul Ghafar, a prayer leader at radical mosque Lal Masjid, condemned Zardari's "indecent gestures" toward Palin as a disgrace to all of Pakistan. Zardari's "filthy remarks and repeated praise of a non-Muslim lady wearing a short skirt" was unbecoming of a head of state of a Muslim country, Ghafar said during a sermon, according to the Daily News....
Indus Asia Online Journal (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Zardari’s Palin flirt earns him a fatwa - Amir Mir Monday, September 29, 2008 03:24 IST Courtesy and Thanks: DNAINDIA.COM Lal Masjid cleric dubs Pak Prez’s gestures un-Islamic. LAHORE: The prayer leader of the infamous Lal Masjid in the heart of Islamabad has issued a decree against President Asif Zardari for publicly making indecent gestures towards the American Republican [...]
Eye On The World (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Pakistan's President shook hands with Sarah Palin, called her gorgeous and indicated that he wouldn't mind to hug her. A grave sin. NEW DELHI : The leader of the infamous Lal Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan has issued a 'fatwa' against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for publicly making indecent gestures towards the American Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The clerics have...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Ruh roh. An Islamic cleric has issued a fatwa against Pakistan's president Asif Zardari for "flirting" with Sarah Palin. The prayer leader of the infamous Lal Masjid in the heart of Islamabad has issued a decree against President Asif Zardari for publicly making indecent gestures towards the American Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin during their Washington meeting, saying the...
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
... this one does not call for any action or violence. Last year, the mosque that issued the fatwa, Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad, condemned the former tourism minister, Nilofar Bahktiar, after she was photographed being hugged by a male parachuting coach in France. Clerics declared the act a "great sin" and, though less vocal about it, similar sentiments were shared by many among Pakistani's...
Cynical-C Blog (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
From ibnlive.com: New Delhi: A Pakistani cleric has issued a fatwa against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for flirting with US Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Maulana Abdul Ghafar of Islamabad's Lal Masjid said that Zardari's behaviour was un-Islamic and that the President has shamed the entire nation. The Maulana said that President ...
The Amboy Times (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's "You're gorgeous" compliment to U.S. Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in Washington last Thursday landed him in trouble, with the prayer leader of the extremist Lal Masjid mosque in the heart of Islamabad issuing a fatwa against him, media reports said.Maulana Abdul Ghafar said the act was un-Islamic and unbecoming of a head of state...
Prose Before Hos (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Sarah Palin has caused the new President of Pakistan to have a Fatwa issued against him after their meeting in New York City was described as ‘flirtatious’ [source]: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari seems to be heading towards fresh trouble as the prayer leader of the Lal Masjid in the heart of Islamabad has issued a [...]
Times of India (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
The leader of the infamous Lal Masjid in Lahore has issued a 'fatwa' against Pakistan President Zardari for publicly making indecent gestures towards Sarah Palin.
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Quote: Zardaris Palin flirt earns him a fatwa Monday, September 29, 2008 03:24 IST Lal Masjid cleric dubs Pak Prezs gestures un-Islamic. LAHORE: The prayer leader of the infamous Lal Masjid in the heart of Islamabad has issued a decree against President Asif Zardari for publicly making indecent gestures towards the American Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin during their...
Infidels Are Cool (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
... Palin in Washington last Thursday landed him in trouble, with the prayer leader of the extremist Lal Masjid mosque in the heart of Islamabad issuing a fatwa against him, media reports said. Maulana Abdul Ghafar said the act was un-Islamic and unbecoming of a head of state of a Muslim country, adding that he shamed the entire Pakistani nation by publicly making indecent gestures, filthy remarks...
