DOIN' IT WITHOUT THE FEZ ON:

US pressure making Musharraf next Ata Turak, claims Tanzeem-e-Islami (WebIndia, March 28, 2005)

After facing flak from jihadi outfits and religious fanatics for his vision of enlightened moderation, Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf's has now been compared to Kamal Ata Turak by a religious group in Pakistan for the fervour with which it believes, Musharraf is espousing the American agenda of enlightened moderationhe News quoted the founder of Pakistan's Tanzeem-e-Islami, Dr Israr Ahmad as saying that Musharraf was following the American agenda of enlightened moderation and if given more time would even beat Turkish leader Kamal Ata Turak in enlightenment.

Ahmad said that Musharraf was going ahead with his plan despite the fact that Islam itself was a moderate and enlightened religion.

Ahmad while addressing a seminar titled 'Present view of enlightenment and Islam' organised by Tanzeem-e-Islami at the Quran auditorium, said that Musharraf under US pressure, wanted to promote a new brand of Islam acceptable to the Western powers, especially the US.

Took them three and a half years to figure that out?

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 29, 2005 8:49 PM