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Shehrbano Taseer on Combating Blasphemy Laws

7-15-2011

By Daniel Littlewood
for Fighting Discrimination Program
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This week’s FirstCast features Shehrbano Taseer, the daughter of Salmaan Taseer who was assassinated for publicly condemning the misuse of blasphemy laws in Pakistan. She is continuing her father’s work and has become an international voice for the victims of extremism and religious intolerance. Shehrbano has been speaking out against the forces that killed her father and against laws that persecute in the name of religion.

The United Nations has passed the defamation of religions resolution, essentially a global blasphemy code, every year to protect religions and ideas rather than individuals. Human Rights First has partnered up with Shehrbano to combat this resolution and we are gearing up to talk to U.N. member countries at the General Assembly this October.


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  • Laila

    we must keep the candle of compassion burning, which Salman lighted and not let the act of one man with distorted,cruel thinking and miscontrued concept of Islam, which led to killing an innocent, enlightened and educated representative of Pakistan, break the spirit of righteous and sincere Pakistanis who belive in religious fairplay and enlightened interpretation of Islam by scholars not mullahs.Islam believes in womens right to education, inheritance and income generation. It is a religion which gave women their rights hundreds of years ago…Pakistan until it comes out of the entangled web of western, Mullah, and corrupt political submission as a nation and truly believes in the “live and let live” policy, it will always remain a slave of false ideologies….lets take a stand today, on Independence day (14 Aug, 2011) towards justice , fairplay and tolerance.

  • noornawaz

    Please when we are doindg some good things like Sherbano or any one else with good intention we should not criticise blindly Mullahs or any one else.Because in our country there is a very strong judiacry system who has the right to approve and disapprove the right and wrong.Majority of Pakistanies knows what is right and what is wrong not Mullahs not these money makers(Human Rights activists)

  • abdul rashid

    this is all BS

  • Ahmad

    Hi!
    Yes, exactly, we should continue “live and let them live” policy and off course, now our judiciary system is very fair. But you know this country’s politicians and party system is a great blunder and they are playing with people. Even i didn’t agree with this political system. On the other hand, you can say Mullahism which is washing people’s feelings and our parties are dividing people on the base of color or community, state or province.

    First i will say, whatever these people are and what they are doing. At the last, they are ours; we are between them and they are definitely between us. We are all a one nation, So we should take a drive to pull these people on one point like one nation but with great love. It’s our personal responsibility of being a nation that we should take care of them. But no one has the right to punish anyone because there is another system who will punish him. I know this system is not working right but atleast you can not take the control in your hand. It’s national responsibility.

    Secondly, you know you are living in a country where are hundred type of people by the way i will not write type here, you should be careful while you are speaking in public place. Sometimes one man thinks that he has a big luxury and power in his hands. He can do anything, anywhere that most of our politician think.
    Religion is very loveable, holy and honourable thing for everyone who belongs to that religion. So everyone keep in mind when he is talking about religion either his own or others.

    Third, We have a one massenger “RASOOL ULLAH (SAW)”. He is the greatest and top in this mankind. This is our religious resposibility to even take care his name. Keep in mind, we will not allow anyone to blasphemy against him coz it’s muslim state.

    Fourth our people should be take care not to play in hands of such type of NGO(s) that want to make the people ruleless and religionless specially our respected girls and women.

    (Note: keep in mind i am neither against Salman Taseer nor agree and i feels alas on his assisnation)

    Thanks

    • Shahid

      assalamoalekum @mr Ahmad & Others Who think they have the responsibility to protect the honor of the prophet SAW For your information in Quran Allah has told us very clearly that these crimes
      1)Insulting Allah
      2)insulting Allah,s Messengers
      3)insulting Holy scriptures
      are greater then a human can think or understand so that is why Allah say It will be me only who will punish for these a human is not given the permission to punish another fallow humankind over this not even a messenger of allah has that power so please get rid of this believe as it is not practiced be Mohammad SAW ever JAZAKALLAH

    • aa

      thank ahmed we will procect rasool allah name me also against all of this b/s ngeo，s making money and destory ourcountery name

  • abid khan

    salam my all friends

  • ejaz ullah sami

    salam my all frinds.

  • Dr. Saleem Khan. KSA

    Hi,
    It’s very clear and enough transparent to the entire world that Pakistan is a Great Country and the 7th Power on the Globe.
    The Territory of Pakistan is Very important and a centre of Attraction for the Rest of the world.
    Well,
    Shortly; The People of this Country are well awared, Enough Knowledged and a nation of High Degnity as well.
    therefore it’s undenieable that this Nation is a Fully awared and knowledgfull Nation.
    So no one can Say that they can’t take the right and Correct Decision in any sort of Matter(s).
    Hence, it’s humbly Requested from This Great Nation that Being a Great Nation ; We must not Criticise any individual or PPL in any Circumstance.
    We are pretty much Better than our surroundings/ Neighbours in lots of aspects.
    There’s a Great Judiciary, Law and a great System of this Country.
    So Why not we guide the Wrong and Low knowledged people to the right way and instead of taking The Law in our hands ; we should lead them to the Justice via correct system.
    For the Human Rights>>>
    I don’t Believe That there is a Serious and Sincere Human Rights Organization in this World.
    Where are the HR Members in Syria, in Palestines, in Afghanistan, In KASHMIR, in Lebia and in Kenya???
    Why Do they need to say no HRs in Pakistan only???
    What are Nato and US army Doing >> where are Human Rights in those Matters. No More Qaddafi but Trust me Still the Forces are needing their own Benefits there and that’s why they’ll stay there…

    I hope the PPL of this Pak Watan will put their Concentration on the Future of this Great Country instead of Politics, Terrors, Fights, Etc.
    Let This Great country to be a Business and High technology Centre.

    Regards..

  • raja israr

    i really impressed from the views of mr ahmed.there is no any doubt mr salamn taseer publicaly and on the front of media he always trying to supose him self little bit different,his views was different from the public choice,he mostly giving more importance to his party,my question to the family of mr taseer where is his party today.wich is totaally helpless for him.
    pls i dont want hurt any family member and if i hurt i m sorry for it.
    we r first human being than muslim and last pakistani,
    we are muslims alhamdulila,in a mulsim state,islam bond us each other like a wall.
    and some countries they want to make this wall week and destroy.
    so as a nation and especially when we are on a responsible position either politicaly or publicaly or as a media ancor or a mulla of a mousqe or a school teachers,this should be our responsibilty to create a lovable climate in wich all of live like a decent nation,we care each others,for give each other and helping others.
    in the last i m so sorry once again if i hurt some one from my low knowledge sence.

  • Masood

    You all are lull.

  • Amin

    Salman Taseer was a great man.Those who killed and supported killer are simple animals.Shame on hypocracy in Pakistan.

  • Ashfaq

    Dear all
    After reading above all comments and views of your peoples i can say still after more than 63 years of freedom from whites we are under the influence of same nationalities and we are far away from the Islamic idealogy of human rights, our most of the human rights practissionars speaks the leanguage of westerns, remember westerns only want that we did not become a good muslims and followers of our Beloved Prophet (SAW). They invest billions of doller for damaging the true shape and phelosphy of Islam, I would like to say that please don’t be the front man of westerns and start thinking about our own country and Muslim community, Espassially i request the so call king makers of Pakistan and Elite class that open your eyes and don,t drink the blood of our nation and sale the national intrest just for few days of this temporary world.
    Islam is the complete religion of the ERA and there is no other religen who may provide the HUMAN rights like islam and Muhammad (SAW)is the founder of Islam and provide us the practibility of Islam by practising him self.