08-02-2003, 10:16 PM
Walaikumusalam
Very true. It's actually our fault that we let our governments establish such rules. In Pakistan recently in NWFP some madrassah students threw paint over billboards which were indecent. Everyone in the government was shocked and thought that Pakistan is going into "Talibanization". Actually the people themselves do not care much. If they would, I do not think that the government can bend the will of millions of people. If people start a civil disobedience campaign in Pakistan, the government would finally have to change its rule, but alas most do not care.
Why I found this news important was that if Hosni Mubarak can do this, his lil brother Mushraff can do such too. I think why Mubarak's government wants to do such a thing is so that they can stop Ulema from talking against the regime. And I know for a fact that the awareness about Islam is growing in the Mideast (and subcontinent). People are frustrated, and are returning to masajid etc. (Putting aside the bad things)
Anyway...
-- Ali