PAKISTAN: Fatwa on Female Minister for hugging man

Islamabad, 10 April (AKI/Asian Age) - An unofficial Taliban styled Sharia (Islamic) court in the heart of the Pakistani capital Islamabad has issued a fatwa (religious decree) against the federal minister for tourism Nilofar Bakhtiar for hugging a French man at a tourist resort in Normandy (France).

Last week, after completing a successful para-jump from an aircraft, the minister joyfully hugged her French partner. Bakhtiar toured France on the invitation of Alpine Club and visited a number of resorts in a bid to attract tourists for Pakistan. Bakhtiar said that the reports of her hugging a French man had been misrepresented.

The minister had carried out the jump to raise funds for earthquake victims in Pakistan-administered-Kashmir.

In its first fatwa since being established in Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) last Friday, the Sharia court condemned what it called an un-Islamic act of Bakhtiar with the French man "during her para-jump adventure in France".

Here comes the Fruit loop brigade... Dont worry about the fact the minister was busy doing volunteer work, jumping out of an Airplane to raise funds, no its far more efficent to focus on the fact she hugged an elderly man. Thats the real sign she isnt deserving of G_d's love.

"The act on part of the minister has carried disgrace for the (Pakistani) nation, the entire Muslim Ummah (nation), which no religion or honourable person allows," stated the fatwa, a copy of which was made available to select media.

I would have thought that this ridiculous Fatwa has brought more disgrace to the nation.
As for Disgracing the entire Muslim nation, well I would think there are far worse acts than this, which should have brought disgrace to the Muslim Ummah.

The fatwa demands that the government immediately remove the minister from her office and proposes to "equally punish her". It also urges the minister to "beg forgiveness from Allah almighty" and asks her relatives to compel her to do so. The three-page fatwa bears the seal of Mufti Mohammed Younus of Darul Ifta, Central Jamia Masjid, Islamabad.

The Fatwas demands that people should realise what a fruit cake this Mufti is. If any one needs to beg forgiveness I suspect it might be this Mufti, allowing his rampant ego to allow him to think he should decide who needs forgiveness from G_d.

The fatwa has been issued "against a question raised after photographs of the minister appeared in newspapers showing her hugging her French partner after a para-jump at a tourist resort in Normandy province of France."

Yes we all know that muslim photographers never lie don't we. Theres no chance that the minister may have been photographed to appear closer to the gentleman. They could always 'correct' it with Photoshop.

The Mufti also quoted different verses from the Koran (the Muslim holy book) and Hadidh (Prophet Mohammed’s sayings) indicating that "Islam does not allow such actions from a Muslim woman with a non-Muslim man".

Quoted different verses, yes I'm sure there's a verse that covers the federal minister for tourism Nilofar Bakhtiar for hugging a French man. Its probably in the diplomatic relations with the French and dhimmification section.

Pakistan's six-party religious alliance, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) has also filed a motion in the National Assembly seeking action against the minister on what they called an un-Islamic act.

Yes and what was more shocking than the friendly hug was she was actively raising money for charitable causes, the Shame! We can't have any of that loving each other stuff!

On her part, the federal minister has defended her position saying that the media exaggerated the issue by presenting the "wrong side of the picture". "I hugged an over aged man who is even older than my father," she responded to the clerics’ objections. In Islamabad, civil society organisations have strongly condemned so-called declaration of Sharia by the administration of Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa seminary.

An over aged man, mmm so this suggests because the man was very much older than her, that there was absolutely no chance of any kind of connotation of a sexual nature being involved.
What sort of freak would bring a sexual connotation to a situation between two people of such differing ages, hey Aisha? sorry I meant Nilofar.

Chairperson Progressive Women Association (a non-governmental organisation), Shehnaz Bukkari said that neither Islam nor the constitution allows a group to impose its will on the majority through force.

Are we talking about the same Islam? .."allows a group to impose its will on the majority through force."

She said action should be taken to rein in extremist elements who were taking law into their hands.

No procrastinate a while longer, the Mufti needs some more time to defeat any pretense of an independent judicial system.

"We do not want Talibanisation in the country," she asserted. Naeem Mirza of Aurat Foundation condemned interference in private lives of people and intrusion into their homes as well as unlawful use of local FM radio waves for propaganda by Jamia Hafsa.

Brings a whole new meaning to ' a radio shock Jock'.

He called for due legal action against administration of Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa for setting up the so-called Sharia court and parallel judicial system, which "is a constitutional violation".

Now thats sounds a little progressive! Whats wrong with a good old alternative Sharia court, nothing to lose your heads about people.

President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he will not allow Talibanisation of Pakistan. Himself a strong advocate of enlightened moderation, Musharraf said a handful of people do not have a right to impose any system in the country.

Unfortunately you need to say that to the handful of people who think they do have that very right.

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Sheik Feiz Mohammed preaching Jihad and intolerance

Extracts from Sydney Morning Herald

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Firebrand Muslim preacher Sheik Feiz Mohammed has referred to Jews as evil in a videotaped lecture still being sold in Sydney despite threats of legal action by the federal and state governments.

He refers to Jews as he makes pig-like snorting noises.

They will be [snort, snort] - all of them. Every single one of them.

In the talk, titled The Gathering, he also referred to Jews as

the leader of pride or arrogance.

They have got the most extreme racial pride in them, he said.

They say that every single non-Jew is a slave created to serve the Jews … Their time will come like every other evil person's time will come."

Sheik Feiz was born in Sydney and now lives in Lebanon.

The 12 lectures, contained in packs of DVDs titled The Death Series, attracted attention following the airing of a British documentary, Undercover Mosque. Its producers bought the series from children selling Islamic materials at a car park outside a mosque in England.

In this video the Australian SheikFeiz Mohammed refers to Jews as Pigs

The lectures, in which Sheik Feiz also refers to Jews as pigs and calls on Muslim parents to offer their children as soldiers to defend Islam, were still on sale in Sydney late yesterday. The Herald found the series in an Islamic bookshop in Lakemba.

The Premier, Morris Iemma, called on the Federal Government to use sedition laws to outlaw the DVDs.

Right: New South Wales Premier Iemma

He has gone way beyond the sort of outrageous and stupid comments made in recent times by the other sheik,"
Mr Iemma said, referring to Sheik Taj el-Din al Hilaly.

This fellow is inciting people to commit acts of terror.

A spokesman for the federal Attorney-General's department questioned yesterday why Mr Iemma had not moved to have the series banned under state laws prohibiting the sale of unclassified DVDs.

The acting Attorney General, Kevin Andrews, said Australian Federal Police were investigating the matter.

Mr Andrews labelled the preachings an "importation of hatred" and said an investigation had begun.

"There is an offence in Australia, in broad terms, for a person to incite violence against another person or group of people based on political opinion or religious grounds or belief," he said.

The Federal Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, said Sheik Feiz was not welcome back in Australia.

These statements are obscene in the extreme.

Sheik Mohammed has made extraordinarily violent statements when it comes to encouraging people to commit acts of jihad, he said.

I would say this to Sheik Mohammed, 'Do not return to Australia, you are not welcome here.' As I see it, Sheik Mohammed's statements add up to incitement to terrorism.

In one of the DVDs Sheik Feiz criticises Muslim parents for being too cautious about letting their children receive jihad teachings.

He also talks of his desire that children be offered "as soldiers defending Islam".

Sheik Feiz makes pig-like snorting noises when he refers to Jews.

"They will be [snort, snort] - all of them. Every single one of them."

The president of the Islamic Friendship Association, Keysar Trad, described some of the comments as ambiguous, but condemned the attacks against Jews. "If he means by standing up and defending faith in a non-violent way - do it using words - then we all do that.

"But if he means taking up arms, that would be something most people would take objection to."

Keysar Trad may be president of the Islamic Friendship Association, (and coincidently also its founder) but as the representative of Sheik Elhilaly, they wheel him out to proffer apoligies and theories of mis translations each time the Sheikh has made more and more outlandish claims and statements.

Above Right: Keysar Trad, Ever ready to be wheeled out to defend the indefensible

Now that Keysar Trad is wheeled out as the defender of Sheik Feiz Mohammed you have to seriously start doubting this mans integrity.

According to Keysar Trad;

Some of the comments are 'ambiguous',

That's funny I got the message pretty clear and I'm not even a Muslim.

Keysad Trad has even began putting pen to paper, which is a nice change from the more orthodox approach to Muslim public affairs, Swords to Necks.

In his self written article published only 4 days ago, Mufti lost in translation in the Daily Telegraph, he claims that Sheik Taj el-Dene Elhilaly is a victim of 'mis translations' and that Arabic orators use an excessive flowery type of description that is exagerrated and can lead to a loss of translation.

He appeals to Australias by using examples of Australia's literary history;

But the use of exotic, colourful or exaggerated generalisations – familiar to readers of Lawson and Patterson – remains a feature of contemporary Arab culture.

He then goes on to explain the custom of using exageration as a literary device;

He claims:

Linguists who teach the Arabic language in Arabic-speaking countries believe that the mark of a good writer is how much he or she can exaggerate in illustrating a point.

Give this gift of exaggeration to a man of the cloth whose domain is fire and brimstone euphemisms and you will get very colourful and exotic analogies. You may have read a few in the past few days.

Arabic writers exaggerate to stretch the reader's imagination and to ensure that they present a story without offending individuals.

The aim with exaggerated story telling is to make it easier for people to draw moral lessons and conclusions.

To me this plethora of exaggeration (or is that insincerity) seems to be at its strongest when Keysad Trad apologises profusely for the mis translations' which seem to plague the Sheik's oratations.

You might be the face of 'so called Moderate Islam' Keysad Trad but your continual and unswerving devotion to Sheik Elhilaly reveals your true orientation. Apologists and admirer in one.

That you would even bother defending Sheik Feiz Mohammed is of serious concern.

The head of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, Vic Alhadeff, said he was concerned some people could be influenced by Sheik Feiz's comments.

"It's of great concern when someone in a position of leadership abuses their authority to incite racial hatred - that is what this man is doing."

It's of a certain irony that almost this time last year, there was a public debate by the Australian Treasurer Peter Costello and others against Fundamentalist Muslims, accepting Australian values and Immigration.

Where have we moved since then? No where.

References:

SMH: Video nasty attacks Jews

Daily Telegraph: Mufti lost in translation

The Age: Our values or go home: Costello

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