http://www.chowrangi.com/why-restoration-of-sharia-law-is-no-taliban-victory.html Pakistan Politics, Current Affairs, Business and Lifestyle Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:38:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 http://www.chowrangi.com/why-restoration-of-sharia-law-is-no-taliban-victory.html#comment-235181 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:31:25 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/why-restoration-of-sharia-law-is-no-taliban-victory.html#comment-235181 [...] Chowrangi menulis posting berjudul “Mengapa Pemberlakuan Kembali hukum Syariah Bukanlah Tanda Kemenangan Taliban“: Saat wilayah Malakand dan Swat merayakannya, media barat mengaku khawatir dengan adanya penegakkan hukum Islam di daerah tersebut, menganggap bahwa hal ini merupakan kemenangan bagi Taliban dan kekalahan pemerintah Pakistan. [...] […] Chowrangi menulis posting berjudul “Mengapa Pemberlakuan Kembali hukum Syariah Bukanlah Tanda Kemenangan Taliban“: Saat wilayah Malakand dan Swat merayakannya, media barat mengaku khawatir dengan adanya penegakkan hukum Islam di daerah tersebut, menganggap bahwa hal ini merupakan kemenangan bagi Taliban dan kekalahan pemerintah Pakistan. […]

]]> http://www.chowrangi.com/why-restoration-of-sharia-law-is-no-taliban-victory.html#comment-234374 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:26:32 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/why-restoration-of-sharia-law-is-no-taliban-victory.html#comment-234374 [...] Chowrangi writes in the post “Why Restoration of Sharia Law is No Taliban Victory“: While celebrations are going on in Malakand and Swat, Western media has expressed its worry about the implementation of “Islamic Law” in the region, taking this as a victory of the Taliban– and defeat of Pakistani Government. [...] […] Chowrangi writes in the post “Why Restoration of Sharia Law is No Taliban Victory“: While celebrations are going on in Malakand and Swat, Western media has expressed its worry about the implementation of “Islamic Law” in the region, taking this as a victory of the Taliban– and defeat of Pakistani Government. […]

]]> http://www.chowrangi.com/why-restoration-of-sharia-law-is-no-taliban-victory.html#comment-233945 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:47:46 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/why-restoration-of-sharia-law-is-no-taliban-victory.html#comment-233945 I first visited Swat in 1968 (when it was still "independent"). I was struck by the fact that there was no corruption, the roads were well-maintained and the people were happy. I even met the 90-year old ex-ruler who had liberated the state from the British in 1926. But after President Yahya Khan annexed the state and made it part of Pakistan, the deterioration started. Unfortunately, different interpretations of the shariah are bound to create confusion, and it is likely that women will be worse affected. I first visited Swat in 1968 (when it was still “independent”). I was struck by the fact that there was no corruption, the roads were well-maintained and the people were happy. I even met the 90-year old ex-ruler who had liberated the state from the British in 1926. But after President Yahya Khan annexed the state and made it part of Pakistan, the deterioration started. Unfortunately, different interpretations of the shariah are bound to create confusion, and it is likely that women will be worse affected.

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