Petition to Release Rimsha Masih
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Topic: Petition to Release Rimsha Masih
Posted By: islamispeace
Subject: Petition to Release Rimsha Masih
Date Posted: 31 August 2012 at 2:36pm
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As-salaam alaikum to all. Most of you have no doubt heard of the case in Pakistan against a teenage girl accused of blasphemy for burning pages of the Quran. This case is a shameful example of how some people misuse Islam to commit a vile injustice. Not only is this girl a minor but she may also have Down syndrome or some other mental handicap. The blasphemy laws are frequently misused to settle personal scores but in this case, they are being used to terrorize innocent Christians. As such, I urge all to sign the petition below calling for the government of Pakistan to immediately release Rimsha Masih and to do more to protect the Christian community, as well as to ensure that the law is not misused by extremists or those who simply want to settle disagreements. It should be pointed out that many Muslim scholars in Pakistan have denounced the case against her. I think this case is an example of why the blasphemy laws need to be re-examined and amended. http://www.avaaz.org/en/pakistan_save_my_daughter/?blCRrdb&v=17431 - http://www.avaaz.org/en/pakistan_save_my_daughter/?blCRrdb&v=17431 ------------- Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds. (Surat al-Anaam: 162) |
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Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 31 August 2012 at 4:07pm
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Thanks for posting this, islamispeace. I am normally reluctant to give my email address to sites such as this, but I made an exception in this case and signed the petition. (Note that their http://www.avaaz.org/en/privacy - privacy policy states, "Avaaz will send you updates by e-mail. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from our email list, you may do so by contacting [email protected] with the subject heading 'unsubscribe.'")
Here is an interesting first-hand account from Ayaz Amir, who actually interviewed some of the people involved:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-9-129254-Mindlessness-on-the-march - http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-9-129254-Mindlessness-on-the-march ------------- Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect. |
What is this case about? Groping for an answer I went into the maze of rundown streets which is the old locality of Mehra Jaffer just outside Islamabad where this supposed blasphemy occurred, and there met Amad the complainant in this case. In my mind I had imagined the glittering eye of the fanatic. What I found was a friendly guy slightly confused at the sudden attention he was getting. I asked him his education and he said he had studied up to class five, could read a bit but knew not how to write.
Posted By: nothing
Date Posted: 31 August 2012 at 5:19pm
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There is not much point to release her because demand which mostly foreigners. At first it an unidentified muslim lady and in here a mechanic and also the barking Imam. Releasing her just like that is the same as forgetting who is responsible. She need to be compensated by whoever is responsible, otherwise this kind of mess will never stop. But this is in Pakistan which tells so much without going there. |
Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 02 September 2012 at 10:51am
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Well, http://www.islamicity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23729&PID=167082#167082 - this was good news, but this is even better:
But it's not all good news:
What is wrong with these people??  ------------- Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect. |
Posted By: nothing
Date Posted: 03 September 2012 at 6:02pm
Do you know that actually still many people can not accept that Barack Obama won the election? There are people in Iran who could not accept that Ahmadineejad won the election? There are people who raised rebellion once Mursi innagurated as Egypt President? Can you believe few US marines walked out shooting people in their houses while sleeping? Can you believed that since the American invaded Iraq they say it is approaching a million casualties? Did you hear that the Burmese government back by the Bhudist Monks now contemplating to depopulate the Rohingyas pupulation? Do you know that the American drones are bombing Pakistan villagers pretty much daily by claiming they are Al Qaida? And now they are bombing the Yemenis? Do you know that Assad is murdering the Syrians just like his father when he destroyed the city of Hom? Do you know that the Palestinian is losing their lands they supposed to claim as their country? Dou you know that the American is holding billions of Iranian money for no reason? The list of injustices in this world is long believe me, but and but and but. I only assume you are a Pakistani origin, from Christian up bringing. Btw what happen with that mysterious "Muslim Lady", she is the source of all this drama, the rest are just "her" byproduct, no?. I do so eager want to know who "she" is. |
Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 03 September 2012 at 7:41pm
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I am not sure what point you are trying to make with this list of non sequiturs. If you're implying that this could happen anywhere, then I'm sorry but you're just plain wrong. It absolutely could not happen in my own country of Canada, nor in any other secular democracy I can think of. There is no possible insult or "blasphemy" to any religion or culture that could precipitate this level of lawlessness among a civilized people. Murder or violence might be answered in kind, yes. Terrorism, ditto. But a baseless accusation that a little girl did something forbidden by the Prophet? Please!
Probably Ammad's mother, but why pick on her? What about the imam (Khalid Chishti) who allegedly added the pages of the Quran to the girl's papers in an attempt to frame her? What about all the other imams who incite this kind of hatred every day? And what about the mindless mob of bloodthirsty savages who would be willing to burn little girls alive for any reason at all?? ------------- Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect. |
Posted By: nothing
Date Posted: 04 September 2012 at 3:25pm
You were commenting of what people in the street stood for in defending their leader with question: What is wrong with this people?, therefore I gave you examples what the people in the street think. Those three presidents won the elections yet there are people in the streets who refused to accept that reality. Than I refocus to the main source of all this mess, the unknown "muslim lady" which was in the link you provide, and your response was:
Ok than. |
Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 04 September 2012 at 4:26pm
Well, it does make a twisted kind of sense. They can't accept reality, and they can't change it. They can't attack the real causes of their frustration, most of whom are far away and unreachable; so instead they take their revenge on those in their midst over whom they do have power, even if they are innocent children. Is that the idea? ------------- Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect. |
Posted By: thomaslee
Date Posted: 04 September 2012 at 8:06pm
Hi IIP . I also want to thank you for posting and i also signed the petition . I pray one day we will not need this kind of action but until that day we must keep working . Peace unto you !
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Posted By: Matt Browne
Date Posted: 11 September 2012 at 2:21am
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I hope that one day in the future all lawmakers in the world will no longer consider blasphemy to be a crime. And I hope that one day all Christians and Muslims are so strong in their faith that it cannot be shaken by childish behavior. Insults are only insults if you allow them to be. In this case it seems that the child is even innocent and was probably framed by an evil person. ------------- A religion that's intolerant of other religions can't be the world's best religion --Abdel Samad Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people--Eleanor Roosevelt |
Posted By: mjiqbalkhan
Date Posted: 22 September 2012 at 1:54am
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It was a bogus story made by Evangelic Christians. The Bible prophesies that the believers will be persecuted and tried by faithless people. It so happens that Muslims and only Muslims are being tried and persecuted from Philippines to Chechnya and from France to LA. So they make up stories like Rimsha. She has been released and when photographers took her picture, they found that she was a 25 year old woman, not an eleven year old girl. Alhamdo Lillah Islam has proved right and Muslims were found faultless. M J Iqbal Khan |
Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 22 September 2012 at 2:15pm
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I was going to ask for your evidence for this ridiculous claim, but don't even bother. I doubt that you understand the concept.
Well, actually:
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Posted By: Matt Browne
Date Posted: 09 October 2012 at 6:28am
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Whenever something embarrassing happens, the conspiracy machine behind the scenes gets turned on. And the Internet is a great multiplier. Members of the world's best religion can't make embarrassing mistakes or commit terrible crimes. Muslims were found faultless. As always. When the CIA destroyed the twin towers, Muslims were found faultless as well. We all know that. ------------- A religion that's intolerant of other religions can't be the world's best religion --Abdel Samad Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people--Eleanor Roosevelt |
Posted By: Ron Webb
Date Posted: 29 June 2013 at 1:03pm
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Update:
Welcome to Canada, Rimsha! I'm glad we could help. ------------- Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect. |