Tuesday, November 4, 2008

why was a fatwa issued against you?

Questions asked of a liberal Muslim from Pakistan:

do you have any originals for me to look at? what is your ethnic group? what is a "liberal" muslim? when did you last leave your country? when did you last enter USA? what is your current immigration status in USA? can you prove you were in status?

Show me your passport! I want to look at every stamp in it. Did you examine your own passport before coming in here today? do you know all of your international travel? why not?

why didn't you leave your country faster and sooner? did you have trouble getting enough money together, for airplane tickets? to pay rent upon arrival in USA?

why didn't you apply for asylum faster, after you arrived here in USA? why the long delay? did you have trouble hiring a lawyer? did you have trouble getting corroboration?

did you receive any letters from your old country? where are the envelopes? did the letters really travel from far away?
Why was the Fatwa translated in Pakistan, and not in USA? when did you first find out about the fatwa? how did you find out? why was it issued? how do people in Pakistan know it was issued? how do they find out?

did you ever hear of another fatwa? tell me the year/city/circumstances!
what is the "law" in Pakistan? is there a "religious" law? what does it say? who is the expounder of the fatwa? what is a mufti? can anyone challenge his opinion? did you ever hear of a fatwa that was issued, and then later it was changed or withdrawn?
In Pakistan, can a female go to the mesjid?
who would harm you? the government? your family? who exactly is angry at you?
Is there anything else? OK, we are done. Is there anything else?
is "internal relocation" possible for you? were you "firmly resettled" in another country before arriving here in USA?

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