Pakistan's Red Mosque Attracts Crowds After Court-Ordered Reopening

Today's Washington Post reports that "huge numbers of newcomers have been attracted to prayer at the Red Mosque" in Islamabad, Pakistan, now that it has been reopened. The radical mosque (see prior posting), known in Urdu as "Lal Masjid", was closed after a government troops raided it in July. On Oct. 2, Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the mosque reopened. (IRNA). The Post reports that again worshippers at the mosque are calling for a Taliban style government in Pakistan, as they vow to repaint the mosque its traditional red. The government had painted it yellow after it took over in July.