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AvatarTaking the guise of the poor, the dervishes, we, O Ghalib,
Watch the spectacle of the blessed; of power and pelf
—Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib

بنا کر فقیروں کا ہم بھیس غالِب
تماشأے اہلِ کرم دیکھتے ہیں

banaa kar faqeeroN ka hum bhais Ghalib
thamaasha-e-ehl-e-karam dhaikthay haiN

Mainstream Muslim Clerics on Terrorism

Well, there's always the question of if and when mainstream, traditional Muslims will stand up to be counted on things like suicide bombings and the like. Well, here's the news from the country of my parents:

http://geo.tv/main_files/pakistan.aspx?id=76784

[Note: I don't define the word "traditional Islam" very differently from most people. You can write to me or leave a comment here if you want to discuss it.]

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