Maryland
Mosque Lauds Pakistani Assassin
by IPT News • Feb 15, 2017 at
5:36 pm
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On Sunday, an American mosque glorified a terrorist responsible for
killing a Pakistani governor who was critical of Pakistan's blasphemy laws,
the Rabwah Times reported.
Salman Taseer, the former governor of Punjab province, became an instant
target for radical Islamists after he defended a Christian woman facing
blasphemy charges. In 2011, Taseer's own bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri shot and killed him.
When Qadri was executed for the killing last year, more than 100,000 Pakistanis paid their respects at his
funeral.
The Gulzar E Madina Mosque in Pikesville, Md. apparently shared in the
mourners' zeal, hosting a celebration Sunday in Qadri's memory. The mosque
held a traditional "Urs" ceremony usually reserved for holy
figures, the Rabwah Times story said.
Days earlier, the mosque advertised the event in the Urdu Times,
America's most distributed Urdu language newspaper. The event featured
several speakers spewing radical views, including Syed Saad Ali, an
Islamist scholar based in New Jersey.
"Warrior Mumtaz Qadri kissed the noose in love for Prophet
Muhammad," Ali said. "When Qadri was in jail for 5 years what did
we do? What effort did we make (for his release)? Why did we not go where
he was being held? Qadri did everything for us, and for the love of Islam
and we could not even stand by him. People say Islam teaches peace...I say
Islam teaches us Ghairat (Honor). Who will now stand up?"
According to the Rabwah Times, the event was "attended by
dozens of people including young children and teenagers."
Pakistan has charged about 1,000 people with blasphemy since 1987,
and convictions can carry the death penalty. These laws especially target
members of Pakistan's minority communities, including the Ahmadi and
Christians. But the law can be also applied to anyone that is seen as a
threat to the government.
Sunday's event in Maryland is another example of a radical mosque in the
United States glorifying terrorists and inciting violence among younger
generations. Impressionable children in these contexts view terrorists as
heroes and are encouraged to support and violence for Islamist objectives.
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