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The Spectacle Blog
Yesterday, both Andrew Stuttaford of National Review Online and Mark Hemingway of The Weekly Standard made a point of drawing our attention to a video (courtesy of MEMRI) of a Pakistani actress named Veena Malik standing up to a Pakistani Muslim cleric who had called her immoral for appearing last year on a reality show called in India called Big Boss (based on Big Brother.)
In Big Boss, Malik was physically affectionate with a Bollywood actor named Ashmit Patel. Malik drew anger in Pakistan not only because she embraced Patel but because Patel is Hindu. Relations between Muslims and non-Muslims are forbidden (unless, of course, the non-Muslim converts to Islam.) For these actions, Malik has been accused of humiliating “the whole country and also the good name of her motherland.”
The confrontation took place on Pakistani television in January. Malik’s willingness to stand up to a Muslim cleric is no small feat. Pakistanis who speak out for religious tolerance have been assassinated or under threat of assassination. Indeed, on January 4th, Punjabi Governor Salman Taseer was assassinated by one of his own bodyguards for his opposition to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Shortly after Taseer’s assassination Sherry Rehman, another Pakistani politician, went into hiding for her efforts to amend the blasphemy laws. Earlier this month, Shahbaz Bhatti was also assassinated for his opposition to the blasphemy laws. Bhatti was Pakistan’s only non-Muslim cabinet minister.
Suffice it to say that Veena Malik is one very brave woman.
Floyd Looney | 3.27.11 @ 7:27PM
Very brave and/or very crazy. lol
Tony in Central PA| 3.27.11 @ 8:35PM
Violence, the indispensible glue of Islam.
Hanover| 3.27.11 @ 9:24PM
Malik is not only quite courageous, she is beautiful. These cowardly Islamist thugs are nothing but bullies and they call themselves holy men! They should be ashamed of themselves.
Richard Baker| 3.28.11 @ 7:59AM
The solution is simple. Kill as many of these imams, mullahs, and ayatollahs as can be found. End of problem.
Purple Lips| 3.28.11 @ 8:28AM
Sluts for Freedom could be a new front in the WOT. I wonder who will win that one? Given that India is not cowed by the jihadists like we in the West, they have a fighting chance. But, make no mistake, she is no Saint Agnes.
Jonah| 3.28.11 @ 4:40PM
She may not be a saint, but she doesn't deserve to be stoned either. Screw the imams.
All American American| 3.28.11 @ 8:42AM
The author said "relations between muslims and non-muslims are forbidden." No. Muslim men can "marry" and/or rape anyone they want. Only muslim women are forbidden from having "relations" with non-muslims.
Eric Cartman| 3.28.11 @ 9:03AM
Well, they can have their Veena Malik! We have Bill Maher! You think she's brave for standing up to people who routinely strap bombs to their crotches and run into crowded kindergartens? Mr. Maher stands up to Christians and Fox News! Christians who will PRAY for you and Fox News who . . . well, I'm nor sure what they do . . but Maher is a HERO! So go ahead and say she is brave. But have you ever been PRAYED for?!
Jonah| 3.28.11 @ 4:43PM
Maher's a moron, but he did challenge Rep. Ellison on the hatred in the Koran last week.
I was shocked.
CJohnson| 3.28.11 @ 1:36PM
In the universal language of telling someone off, she was clear as a bell. Would someone make her a FOX reporter?
Strudwick Wickerwire| 3.28.11 @ 2:02PM
Watched this video yesterday and was applauding her (Veena Malik) setting that jackwagon Imam in his place!!!
With that said I've felt for a long time that the women of the Middle East will be the hammer that clubs the fanatics into submission. Just how long can the freaks in that part of the World be allowed to silence and intimidate an entire population that's been tasked with and in order to survive, keep its mouth shut!!!
A showdown is coming and they have a huge "Honey Do" list!!!