The Christian girl who was allegedly framed for blasphemy by her local mullah has been hailed as a "daughter of the nation" by one of Pakistan's most senior Islamic clerics, who also vowed to guarantee her safety if she is eventually released from prison.
The heavyweight support for Rimsha Masih from the chairman of the All Pakistan Ulema Council, a grouping of Islamic clerics, is being seen as a remarkable turn of events in a country where individuals accused of insulting Islam are almost never helped by powerful public figures.
In a fiery press conference at a central Islamabad hotel, Hafiz Mohammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, flanked by other senior clerics, demanded all the organs of the Pakistani state come together to investigate the circumstances surrounding the arrest last month of a girl who it is claimed has Down's syndrome.
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Posted September 4, 2012 at 6:15 am
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2. MichaelA wrote:
I agree. However little it may seem, it took courage for this Imam to say things that must be very unpopular with certain people. September 6, 2:15 am | [comment link] |
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It really is a remarkable turn of events the last couple of days. God be praised, and congratulations on these Muslims who have made a public stand in a country where other Muslims have been killed for doing so - this is a brave act even if it is two weeks after the arrest.
September 5, 8:44 am | [comment link]