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Talibanization of Pakistan

Rafi Aamer April 17, 2007

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#129 Posted by arjun2 on April 20, 2007 2:09:56 pm
Paki 12 year old excels at IT, Islamic Terrorism...

Jihadist Video Shows Boy Beheading Man

Apr 20 02:24 PM US/Eastern
By ABDUL SATTAR
Associated Press Writer

KILI FAQIRAN, Pakistan (AP) - The boy with the knife looks barely 12. In a high-pitched voice, he denounces the bound, blindfolded man before him as an American spy. Then he hacks off the captive`s head to cries of ``God is great!`` and hoists it in triumph by the hair.
A video circulating in Pakistan records the grisly death of Ghulam Nabi, a Pakistani militant accused of betraying a top Taliban official who was killed in a December airstrike in Afghanistan.

An Associated Press reporter confirmed Nabi`s identity by visiting his family in Kili Faqiran, their remote village in southwestern Pakistan.

The video, which was obtained by AP Television News in the border city of Peshawar on Tuesday, appears authentic and is unprecedented in jihadist propaganda because of the youth of the executioner.

Captions mention Mullah Dadullah, the Taliban`s current top commander in southern Afghanistan, although he does not appear in the video. The soundtrack features songs praising Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar and ``Sheikh Osama``—an apparent reference to Osama bin Laden, who is suspected of hiding along the Afghan-Pakistan border.

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#128 Posted by hamidm2 on April 20, 2007 1:29:16 pm


kaal,

it is easy for you to be sanguine and nonchalant about islam - unlike grandpa gopinath, your great grandpa had the foresight and the testicular fortitude not to convert to this horrible condition inspite of the ignominy of dalithism and the pain of vegetarinism ....... please show some sympathy for those of us who are going to pay with our lives for grandpa`s lack of spine ..........
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#127 Posted by zeemax on April 20, 2007 1:10:34 pm
#126 by kaalchakra,

Zee, you obviously know! :)

Yes I know :) I said it just for the heck of it .... After all, I can`t know everything .... let them believe that ...

IMHO, being put in this situation is just punishment to munafiqs. :)

Yes. At the same time, it is reward for the believers ..

Have a nice weekend ...

Cheers!
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#126 Posted by KaalChakra on April 20, 2007 12:12:28 pm
``I don`t know why people equate anything to do with Islam in Pakistan as `Talibanization`.``

Zee, you obviously know! :)

But just as somethings are seen better from inside, a few may seem clearer from a distance.

A theory is that a lot of people (in Pakistan at this time, mostly) are scared out of their wits of Islam. They believe Islam will upset their well-furnished applecarts. So, they want to demonize it.

Yet Islam`s power to move the public and its unwavering attraction to the common person is not lost upon them. So (leaving aside a few lost cases) the rest dare not utter the feared name. Everything to do with Islam except whatever serves their current interests (and hence their own interpretation) has got to be talibanism, wahabism, or some other ism - anything that will let them sleep unharmed.

IMHO, being put in this situation is just punishment to munafiqs. :)
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#124 Posted by zeemax on April 20, 2007 10:57:02 am
#121 by Urstruly,

I stand corrected Urstruly. I didn`t know Jizya was in return for the exemptions you listed. Thanks for the detail of which I was unaware.

No. I don`t think it`s a bad deal at all. So Jizya is compulsory in an Islamic State.

Agreed! Noone can deny it if they don`t have to go for Jihad in return for ten meals per family per year...
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#125 Posted by rf786 on April 20, 2007 11:03:22 am
Re: # 124

``Jizya`` is another example of Arabic traditions practiced before arrival of Muhammed and now has become a part of Islamic injunctions.
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#122 Posted by zeemax on April 20, 2007 10:48:56 am
Below is an honest comment:

I don`t know why people equate anything to do with Islam in Pakistan as `Talibanization`, even as the title of this article suggests. That was Afghanistan, this is Pakistan. There`s nothing common between the two movements nor the environment in which these were/have been initiated

My appeal to the Pakistani Civil Society therefore stands. Please. Make use of some common sense. The Islamic juggernaut is on, and gaining momentum every single day.

Do not make it more harsh than it has to be, otherwise it will.

Rgds
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#130 Posted by GT on April 20, 2007 2:24:38 pm
Re: # 122 by zeemax:

``Do not make it more harsh than it has to be, otherwise it will.``

Zee:

The world is concerned, but not scared ....... not yet. Let us hope, for the welfare of all of us, that the world does not get scared.
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#120 Posted by zeemax on April 20, 2007 10:27:59 am
#118 by hamidm2,

Look. Let`s be honest here.

... the whole world knows what the taliban did to their women ..

We`re not talking about Taliban which was a tribal cultural phenomenon anyway mixed with Islam. We`re talking about the Hafsa rebellion which happens to be initiated by `women`. Or didn`t you notice?

.....and the state of women in saudi arabia .........

It`s not that bad there either but don`t worry about Saudia. They`ll take care of themselves. Worry about Pakistan.

...after the international outrage, were asked to carry a yellow card in their pocket ...... they were also asked to hoist a yellow flag on their house .....

But no distinctive clothing as you claimed. Above is true nevertheless. It is also true that if minorities begin to conspire and become a threat to the State, they will be at the very least made to do what Taliban did, or at the worst meet the same fate which Muhammad brought upon Banu Quraiza and Abu Bakr brought upon the apostates by wiping entire tribes out and enslaving their women and children. No question about that.

.....as for the tax, dhimmis were forced to pay the tax during the time of the abominable four who you want to emulate ......

That was then, and this is now. We don`t need their taxes anymore. Just their allegiance.

...... and as far as i know cat stevens and junaid jamshed gave up regular music to take up beating the duff and crooning lullabies

Firstly, this is factually incorrect. Both still sing regular music from time to time. Secondly, they both sing what they want. It`s their choice. Noone forced it upon them. Or did anyone? Whom?

... also i don`t think there were cinemas in taliban afghanistan or in today`s saudi arabia....

I don`t know about the above two countries, but there will be in Pakistan because of cultural differences. Just that there won`t be any western propoganda or cultural invasion or lasciviousness. That`s all.

Hope you got it now :)
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#121 Posted by Urstruly on April 20, 2007 10:40:44 am
Re: # 120

A little correction there....

There is no if, and , or but on the Jiziyah Tax that non-Muslim subjects are required to pay. It is compulsory. In return they get constitutional parity (as detailed in my post below), exemption from compulsory military service i.e. Jihad, and conduct business that no Muslim will be allowed to run e.g producing and selling liquor, running interest-based business etc. For the cost of 10 days of meal per year per family, I do not think it is a bad deal at all. For example, US government has set a minimum daily meal allowance at $12 per day. So if at $120 per year per family US government allows Muslims to establish Shriah courts and practice islamic wedding and inheritance laws, I do not think it is a bad deal at all.
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#119 Posted by arjun2 on April 20, 2007 10:24:14 am
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#118 Posted by hamidm2 on April 20, 2007 9:57:36 am


Zeemax,

not to belabor the obvious but you are being disingenuous and decietful - typical traits of mullahs and used car salesmen

``Sharia law is right now in force in the entire Malakand/Swat as well as the entire FATA. Plus, there`s a `Hasba` Force established by law in Peshawar. I haven`t heard of any woman being beaten. Have you? `` ...... yes i have, and i have also heard of barbers being beaten and shaven men being disgraced ...... and they have been on a rampage to prevent women from going to school without `proper` attire ....... the whole world knows what the taliban did to their women and the state of women in saudi arabia .........

``Were any of the large Afghan-Sikh community during Taliban rule made to wear distinct clothing or to pay dhimmi tax? `` .... yes .... the hindoos were asked to stitch a yellow patch on their clothing and later, after the international outrage, were asked to carry a yellow card in their pocket ...... they were also asked to hoist a yellow flag on their house ..... and as for the tax, dhimmis were forced to pay the tax during the time of the abominable four who you want to emulate ......

...... and as far as i know cat stevens and junaid jamshed gave up regular music to take up beating the duff and crooning lullabies to al-lah and his prophet (pbuh and his camel) ... also i don`t think there were cinemas in taliban afghanistan or in today`s saudi arabia


.......... political islam is a totalitarian ideology worse than nazism and communism because it claims to have divine sanction .......... tehsin abbasi might cluck like a chicken but he ain`t no chicken little ...........
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#117 Posted by zeemax on April 20, 2007 9:41:03 am
Please read the answer to point 5 of hamidm2 in #115 as ``How big a beard did Syed Qutb who started it all have?
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#116 Posted by zeemax on April 20, 2007 9:31:53 am
#114 by Tehsinabbasi,

Very disappointing post Tehseen Saheb. It appears your fears are quite baseless and you can`t substantiate them.

As you say, ``...but then again he could have an epiphany – wake up one morning choose a more restrictive ayah...``, it`s always a possibility, but then you could get hit by a truck while crossing the road tomorrow, that`s always a possibility. But it doesn`t stop you from waking up and going to work. Does it?

I hoped you were going to do better.

Rgds.
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#115 Posted by zeemax on April 20, 2007 9:22:59 am
#111 by hamidm2

zeemax, ``What do you think are the negative implications upon civil society`` Here are the top 10 .....

Ok. Let`s examine these one by one seriously:

1. 50% of he population (women) will be classified as 2nd class citizens to be beaten if they venture outside their homes without the burqa

On what evidence do you say that? Sharia law is right now in force in the entire Malakand/Swat as well as the entire FATA. Plus, there`s a `Hasba` Force established by law in Peshawar. I haven`t heard of any woman being beaten. Have you?

2. ahmedis, christians, hindoos and other dhimmis will be forced to wear distinctive clothing and pay a special tax

Were any of the large Afghan-Sikh community during Taliban rule made to wear distinct clothing or to pay dhimmi tax?

3. apostates, heretics and atheists will be hunted down and killed

Yes. Nothing wrong with that. So were the communists during the Hoover years.

4. pigs and dogs will be persecuted

Maybe. That shouldn`t worry you too much unless you consider yourself one.

5. barbers will be shot and people without beards will be whipped

How big a beard did Syed Qutb have? It will remain a matter of choice.

6. musicians will be killed and actors will be stoned

Why? Was Cat Stevens killed and stoned?

7. people will be forced to pray five times a day

Noone was `forced` to pray even by Umar.

8. people will be killed for not fasting

Same as above.

9. films and television will only fature bearded men speaking in arabic

This is silly.

10. toothpaste and deodrant will be banned

Same as above.

............. on the positive side, men will be allowed to have sex with concubines, gilmans and sheep .........

Perhaps in your household :) I won`t mind a `kaneez` or two myself ! :))
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#114 Posted by Tehsinabbasi on April 20, 2007 8:58:57 am
#105 by zeemax


Like you pointed out this Mullah is fairly liberal in terms of allowing his wife to drive and shop but then again he could have an epiphany – wake up one morning choose a more restrictive ayah, an example from sirah or find another hadith and change his stance. Arbitrary power, followed with legitimacy from the holy law, backed by God and beyond death ultimate salvation? Do you in your right mind could trust any individual, however much his claim to wisdom and piety with such power? Man this would be worse then Hindus in their hey day, they even didn’t allow the Brahmin to be King. We are looking at an unmitigated disaster.

Ultimate Sovereignty may belong to God, but we are not going allow any human to exercise it in his name.
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