Adil Najam
This photograph was published in Daily Times, January 12, 2009. The caption read:
“Women are not allowed in the market,” reads a banner displayed at the entrance of a market in Mingora. Taliban have banned the entry of women in markets and ordered the killing of women who violate the ban. Most shop owners have sold or shut down their businesses because of falling sales following the restriction.
What would have made this tragic depiction comical had the context been different is that from the picture this is clearly a textile and cloth market – the type of market where, in Pakistan, you would expect most customers to be women!
I think this picture and some of the comments here prove the point that these Taliban are the true enemies of Islam. As one can see, their perverted actions not only kill Muslims but they also strengthen the hands of the “Murtids” and “Atheists” who for other reason what to present Islam as a bad religion. The final goal of the two groups is exactly the same – to hurt real Muslims and to present this distorted view of not just Islam but all religions. The thinking of these two groups is actually surprisingly the same!
@atheist
Sitting in India, you will not know that Islam is the religion that introdoced the concept of women’s rights. Indeed some Islamic clerics and groups oppose women’s rights, that is because they are ignorant of Islam’s values and confuse it with tribal culture or just plain ignorance.
The sad state of affairs is due to the threat and violence of the Swati Taliban. It has nothing to do 1947.
Adil Bhai,
Is Swat still in Pakistan?
My post on the silent massacre of Swat is a must read for all Pakistanis and can be read via the link below:
http://blog.otherpakistan.org/
FEIMANALLAH SWAT
Wasim
a Women can
this is really unfortunate since i believe that religion is a personal matter. OTOH I dont understand whats the big deal about it ?
Islamic Republic of Pakistan was created by few muslim leaders with religion as the central point. Now if some other guys want it to be a pure Islamic state, why should any Pakistani be surprised ? If Pakistanis accepted the partition of 1947 to create an Islamic state, you have to no moral right to oppose those who want to implement full Islamic state. If you are proud of what you did 60 years back, be prepared for its outcomes.
If Pakistanis can accept that a Women can’t be president of Pakistan why can’t they accept that women can’t enter one perticular maket ?