Radical Cleric In Pakistan Returns To Red Mosque To Push For Shari'a Nationally

Time Magazine yesterday reports on another victory in Pakistan for those who favor imposition of Islamic law in the country. Radical cleric Abdul Aziz has been released on bail by Pakistan's Supreme Court after it ruled that there was insufficient evidence to hold him on charges of inciting violence. He had originally been arrested in 2007 after a week-long confrontation between government authorities and clerics from the Red Mosque-- including Aziz-- who had set up a religious court to enforce Islamic law. A day after his release, he returned to the pulpit at Islamabad's Red Mosque, preaching a sermon promising to continue to fight to establish Shari'a (Islamic law) throughout the country. (See prior related posting 1, 2.)