Pakistan: Can Sharia and Freedom Coexist? | 5 Minute Video
Pakistan is the world’s fifth largest democracy. It is also deeply influenced by Islamic law (Sharia). Can these two traditions, Western Liberal democracy and Sharia, co-exist? If so, how? And if not, what are the consequences? Haroon Ullah, foreign policy professor at Georgetown University, has some fascinating and sobering answers.
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Script:
Can you name this country?
It is the fifth largest democracy in the world. It has nuclear weapons. And it’s home to millions of religious extremists. It is both a leading fighter against and a major supporter of terrorism.
The answer, of course… is Pakistan.
Its unique makeup poses a question that should preoccupy everyone:
Can two diametrically opposed forms of society — a free one and one based on religious Sharia Islamic law — exist in one nation?
A very disturbing true story gives us a possible answer.
On January 4, 2011 Salman Taseer, the former governor of Punjab, the nation’s most populous province, had lunch with a friend in Kohsar Market, an upscale international series of stores and restaurants. I lived only a few blocks away at the time.
Throughout his career, Taseer was outspoken in his belief that freedom, democracy, and pluralism were inseparable, and that all religious minorities, should be protected. Such ideas, however, are anathema to extremists. As a consequence, over the years, Taseer had received numerous personal death threats. I knew him. I interviewed him. I spent time with him. He showed extraordinary courage by refusing to be silenced.
After lunch, the governor left with his aides and his bodyguards and headed toward his car. A small crowd had gathered and Taseer waved to them as his driver opened up the rear door. Without warning, a member of Taseer’s own security detail stepped forward and opened fire with a machine gun not more than ten feet away. Salman Taseer was struck with twenty-six rounds and he died where he fell.
This is how extremists deal with those whom they consider to be a threat — they kill them. But our story doesn’t end there.
When the assassin, Mumtaz Qadri, entered the criminal courtroom in Islamabad, he was met by cheering crowds who showered him with flowers. The cheering crowds believed that Taseer had deserved to die. To many Pakistanis, he had insulted Islam by advocating democracy and freedom for all Pakistanis, irrespective of their religious views, and by speaking out for the rights of women.
In the following weeks, Pakistan’s Islamic parties led marches and demonstrations of upward of forty thousand people honoring Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin, and celebrating Taseer’s death. What was even more disconcerting, was that Pakistan’s moderate political leaders remained silent. They issued statements acknowledging Taseer’s assassination, but not one stood up and decried the murder of this brave and honorable man. The trial was held and Qadri was found guilty of murder.
But it gets worse.
After the verdict, there was an enormous uproar against the judge, who received so many death threats that the poor man had to go into hiding. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, pressure from extremist groups eventually forced the government to suspend the case indefinitely. In essence, the judge’s decision was undone. And at Taseer’s funeral, which I attended, organizers were unable to find a single religious leader to preside over the event. The extremists had sent a clear message: anyone who opposes them could be targeted for death anywhere, and at any time. Stories like this are not uncommon in Pakistan.
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No Sharia is a dictatorship that hates Christians and Jews that is why Pakistan exists
The Only Thing This Clown Got Right About Pakistan Was Pronunciation
Once retards, always retards.
Sharia and freedom of choice are mutually exclusive and cannot coexist.
Just imagine if Christianity was radicalized like Islam. People wouild be just as terrified of even converting religions.
But they say slan is a religion of peace…
Pakistan already is the world’s largest terror state .
And that's all Islam can do – Kill. I laugh at its puny, weak methods of control. It's so poverty stricken. So poor. The poorest among other minor religions that it steals lands and waaaahs so hard to establish a caliphate in Western countries. The poorest among the poor. So impoverished. It has nothing to offer but its empty rituals. 5-times a day prayers that adds nothing to the scales of human life but a burden. All it offers in its false eternity are women vaginas and perpetually erect penises. This is what a Muslim will kill for and die for. And they think it's attractive. Oh they don't realize just how lame it is. Islam is so empty that the only way it gains converts is through subjugation and murder. Well, a thief remains a thief regardless of the wealth it stole. That is why its so scared of losing its stolen goods, it forbids other thoughts to set foot on its stolen grounds. Thief.
Any religion can have its extremists. Even Christian and atheist extremists can get up to some unpleasant shenanigans. But no religion does violence and terror as effectively as Islam.
There is no room for societies that do not believe in some level of freedom. I argue for that.
Take a moment to remember that this is a Christian nationalist channel, and that Sharia is just Islamic nationalism at varying degrees of fundamentalist or modernist forms.
Can democracy respect straight-male's rights?
Women:No! I voted against Equal Rights Amendment in 1923.
The map you showed is completely wrong idiots
Sharia is actually more civilized than Mosaic lawx which Christians insist schools should paste on their walls. A Jew worshipped by Christians had himself killed by violating and reinterpretating this junk, but Christians chose to hate Jews but uphold Mosiac Law.
This Paki is correct.
Islam is as far from being a religion of peace as you can get. It is, and always has been, a religion of religion of violence and war.
Islam never advocate secularism .
secularism , democracy should not be branded as western it is human progress towards next step. unfortunately Islam stops it .
Swedish politisian should be informed about this, they are dancing with islam.
What is Freedom? Lgbtq, Feminism porngraphy, Racism, Homosexuality, drugs etc. Then we dont want
Freedom according to Islam: Anti-Racism, Religious freedom, No Tax, Men and Women rights, Child rights, worst punishment for Rapists, theifs, No drugs..
Peace
This channel is run by all Anti-Islamic people. All Muslims answer their Question in a respectful manner.
Short answer: Nope…
Extremists are to be portayed in green… Islam is a dangerous radical cult😮😮😮😮😮
This video is spreading false information. Salman Taseer’s murderer was hanged
Thanks for the correct representation of the Map there!.
This video doesn’t discuss Sharia, it discusses lawlessness. Does this video meet your standard of academic rigour and is it to the standard of your other academic endeavours?
I am a Pakistani and I can tell you that there is no Sharia Here
Wow. A nation where murderers are brought to trial. Okay, they didn't put the killer in prison, but at least they had a trial. There are cities in my country where they don't even investigate murders.
Ha! now pakistan is now swallowing by crisis.
Islam is a Peaceful religion. Islam is the the religion which abolished slavery, gave rights to every person of society, and protection of property.
A single event, explained out of context, can be misleading.
Stop calling it religious extremism , and call it Islamic supremacy
Why we must stand up against MAGA and the Christian right. REMEMBER JANUARY 6TH.
"Pakistan is the world’s fifth largest democracy."
Since when? LMAO
Sounds a lot like the mid- and late-1800s in Europe: An ideology arose, didn't get any satisfaction by preaching its views, and turned to violence, killing politicians and blowing up buildings. This ideology was, and still is, Socialism.
Islamist “extremism” will never die out. The Jihad waging war on others is a foundational principle of Muhammad’s teachings. Islam will always subsume any other ideology because it is fundamentally backwards and violent. Islam’s so-called “Golden Age” was the first two hundred years after Muhammad during the conquest in which they invaded and enslaved Persia, Roman North Africa, and Spain. Islamists claim that during those centuries Islam preserved and advanced civilization. This is false. Their slave subjects did so until their descendants were subsumed by Islam. Islam brought about the Dark Age in the Middle East. The Mongol Turks adopted Islam because it suited their violent ideology of conquest and theft. It would have the same with Vikings had they not already been subdued. There will never peace with or within Islam until it is abolished. Muhammad’s Grand Jihad to put all under the boot of Islam by deception, terrorism, and conquest.
The person who didnt show the correct map of Pakistan, what do you expect from him?
Addendum
Qadri was executed
As a person from the "Indian subcontinent" , literally tears rolled down from my eyes when I saw the correct map of Pakistan you showed.. I subscribed! 🙋♀
Sharia is evil
Can the Ten Commandments and freedom coesist?
Not once did you explain what sharia is; relying on it's scary connotation given to it by ignorant people
Please correct the map of Pakistan. I know you are pro Israeli but don't remove a region from it when it is administered by Pakistan lol
Video also failed to mention that Taseer's son was kidnapped by the Taliban for 4 years, also 300 lawyers wanted to represent the coward assassin pro bono…..
Every United States Citizen should watch this, and all the United States Citizens who bitch and complain about how evil America is, needs to watch it twice. This way they have something to compare the US too instead of their make believe fairy tales of a perfect world that nothing could compare to BLM says thar our police are racist, check out these cats in Pakistan. Wonder what would happen if someone decided to take a knee for the Islamic flag ? I have a good idea, and I bet not too many people after would take a knee. Or how about this. The Pakistani Police got a call about a bank robbery and the suspect left in a red car, and you (and I don't care what color you are) happen to be driving near the bank in your red car . Do you think due process or your Miranda Rights will be first on the police mind ? What would happen when your driving like an idiot because where you're going is much more important than where anyone else is going and in your fit of road rage you cut the wrong person off. If he's Islamic your gona lose your head. Look at it this way. Who in their right mind would screw with the MOB ? Well that's the MOB x 10 . Yes I agree America has its share of problems. The problems we face here are far less and less harmful compared to the rest of the world. So next time instead of bitching why don't you be thankful for what you have. Right now the change in your car makes you richer than 90% of the rest of the world. Be thankful and stop ruining my day.
India is the biggest victim of Pakistan terrorism