MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
By Kristin Deasy & Farishte Jalalzai, RFE/RL, Sept. 27, 2011 [w/video available @ link]
Traditional Islamic values in Pakistan are under attack by a sassy brunette known as Veena Malik. In her socially conservative country, moralizing against figures like Malik - an actress, model and reality TV star - can seem as routine as the call to prayer. All the more reason, then, for shock when she responded to religious critics by taking on Muslim clerics themselves, some of whom she said "rape the children they teach in their mosques, and do so much more", adding, "Since you have set up a court here, I demand that the court dispense justice."
But this was no courtroom. The venue was a TV studio in Lahore, where a shouting match erupted between the brazen 27-year-old and a respected white-haired cleric named Mufti Abdul Qavi. Moments earlier, Qavi had admonished Malik to examine her conscience for her behavior on a popular Indian reality TV show, telling her she had "disgraced Pakistan, as well as Islam". Qavi later admitted he had never watched Malik's show.
The debate over Malik's moral obligations had millions of Pakistanis glued to their television sets. The sheer audacity of an actress openly challenging a religious figure left many thunderstruck....
Comments
I checked Youtube, she is definitely a celeb, there's things like clips from her shows there, with large numbers of views, and things like "Veena Malik bares all with Huma Amir on The Morning Show", from January of this year on Pakistan's Express 24/7 in English.
The RFE/RL article was republished on Asia Times Online on Sept. 29 here; that's actually where I first saw it.
by artappraiser on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 1:28am
This is how it can start… (and now I've used up my daily dose of optimism…)
by Verified Atheist on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 6:12am
daily dose of optimism
Yeah, that's mainly why I posted it, it's basically old news being presented as a "feature."
Plus it's good once in a while to counter the slant created by the drumbeat of the horrible news out of Pakistan, that there is also another side to life there.
by artappraiser on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 2:10pm
Her sassiness and unwillingness to bend the knee, will probably get her killed.
Sending a message; don't screw with the Mufti (authority)
left many thunderstruck....
The government will call in a
thunderstrikedrone strike; because a high ranking target of opportunity will have been spotted; she'll be present and an unfortunate accident will occur.If the Arab Spring taught us anything, Those in power want to stay in power.
God help us.
by Resistance on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 6:36am
Resistance, I believe you are unwittingly making the argument for those who fear "the muftis" will get ahold of the nukes. Those who do not sanction interference in Pakistan/Afghanistan normally make the argument that it's none of our business who has control of the weapons of war in those countries and if the drones and missiles get totally in their hands instead of the secular government (albeit one struggling with infiltration by their sympathizers) so what, none of our business.
by artappraiser on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 2:17pm
Nothing unwitting about it. What are we supposed to do; police the world?
What is India, or China going to do? It's in their sphere of influence.
Maybe that is why George Washington warned us to mind our own business at home otherwise we get sucked into the quagmire.
China has the money let them protect their own borders.
India has the money, let them protect their own borders
Why does bankrupt America, have to be the patsy?
"American worker we need to cut your safety net, we have to protect China and India"?
by Resistance on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 3:21pm
by artappraiser on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 10:40pm
Row over Pakistan actress Veena Malik nude 'ISI' photo, BBC News, Dec. 2, 2011
by artappraiser on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 5:07pm
The India subtext in the Veena Malik nude cover controversy
By Uri Friedman, Passport @ Foreignpolicy.com, Dec. 7, 2011
by artappraiser on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 3:30am