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| Pakistan minister rejects fatwa | Pakistan minister rejects fatwa |
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| Pakistan's Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar has dismissed a fatwa issued against her by an unofficial Islamic court in the capital, Islamabad. | Pakistan's Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar has dismissed a fatwa issued against her by an unofficial Islamic court in the capital, Islamabad. |
| On Sunday, the chief cleric of the Lal Masjid Mosque issued a fatwa against her after she was pictured hugging a man following a paragliding flight. | On Sunday, the chief cleric of the Lal Masjid Mosque issued a fatwa against her after she was pictured hugging a man following a paragliding flight. |
| The cleric described Ms Bakhtiar's behaviour as obscene. | The cleric described Ms Bakhtiar's behaviour as obscene. |
| The mosque and two Islamic schools attached to it have been accused of promoting intolerance. | The mosque and two Islamic schools attached to it have been accused of promoting intolerance. |
| We are still in a period of transition and negative forces are not feeling happy about it Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar Does fatwa promote bigotry? Profile: Red madrassa | We are still in a period of transition and negative forces are not feeling happy about it Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar Does fatwa promote bigotry? Profile: Red madrassa |
| In an interview with the BBC's Newshour programme, Ms Bakhtiar said the photo was misleading. | In an interview with the BBC's Newshour programme, Ms Bakhtiar said the photo was misleading. |
| "The photograph was taken in a manner so that the whole thing was not portrayed clearly," she said. "It had the wrong caption." | "The photograph was taken in a manner so that the whole thing was not portrayed clearly," she said. "It had the wrong caption." |
| "In fact I am very proud of what I did, and if given the chance would do it again. | "In fact I am very proud of what I did, and if given the chance would do it again. |
| "Under President Musharraf women's rights have moved on considerably," she said, "but we are still in a period of transition and negative forces are not feeling happy about it." | "Under President Musharraf women's rights have moved on considerably," she said, "but we are still in a period of transition and negative forces are not feeling happy about it." |
| Moreover, she said, the opinion of the chief cleric of the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque), Abdul Aziz had no legal value because it did not reflect public opinion. | |
| "If we get scared by such threats, we would not be able to move an inch," she said. | "If we get scared by such threats, we would not be able to move an inch," she said. |
| Expelled | Expelled |
| Ms Bakhtiar said the event in question took place last month. | Ms Bakhtiar said the event in question took place last month. |
| She said a pilot, a senior citizen, affectionately patted her shoulder after her paragliding flight in France to raise funds for earthquake victims in Pakistan-administered-Kashmir. | She said a pilot, a senior citizen, affectionately patted her shoulder after her paragliding flight in France to raise funds for earthquake victims in Pakistan-administered-Kashmir. |
| Last Friday Mr Aziz announced the setting up of a Taleban-style Islamic court. | Last Friday Mr Aziz announced the setting up of a Taleban-style Islamic court. |
| He vowed suicide-bomb attacks if the authorities acted against the mosque and its followers. | He vowed suicide-bomb attacks if the authorities acted against the mosque and its followers. |
| The mosque and the two Islamic schools, one for women, one for men, have frequently been in the news in recent months. | The mosque and the two Islamic schools, one for women, one for men, have frequently been in the news in recent months. |
| In February, armed students from the women's school prevented the authorities from demolishing an illegally constructed mosque, and occupied a nearby children's library. | In February, armed students from the women's school prevented the authorities from demolishing an illegally constructed mosque, and occupied a nearby children's library. |
| Last month they abducted a woman they accused of running a brothel, holding her captive for two days. | Last month they abducted a woman they accused of running a brothel, holding her captive for two days. |
| Correspondents say it appears the Pakistani authorities are reluctant or helpless to take action against the school's teachers and students. | Correspondents say it appears the Pakistani authorities are reluctant or helpless to take action against the school's teachers and students. |
| But Wafaqul Madaris Arabia, one of Pakistan's largest umbrella organisations regulating the affairs of seminaries, has expelled the madrassa from its basic membership. | But Wafaqul Madaris Arabia, one of Pakistan's largest umbrella organisations regulating the affairs of seminaries, has expelled the madrassa from its basic membership. |
| The group's head, Maulvi Saleemullah, said the madrassa had overstepped its mandate and was providing the government with a reason to crackdown on all religious institutions. | The group's head, Maulvi Saleemullah, said the madrassa had overstepped its mandate and was providing the government with a reason to crackdown on all religious institutions. |