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The '''All Pakistan Ulema Council''' is a Muslim organization in Pakistan, founded with the intention of reducing sectarian and interfaith violence, whose members include [[Islamic | The '''All Pakistan Ulema Council''' is a Muslim organization in Pakistan, founded with the intention of reducing sectarian and interfaith violence, whose members include [[Portal: Traditional Islamic Scholars|Islamic clerics]] and legal scholars from a range of Islamic traditions. Its head is Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi.<ref name="TGuAug272012">Saeed Shah - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/27/pakistani-muslim-christian-girl-blasphemy|2=2013-03-07}} Pakistani Muslim leaders support Christian girl accused of blasphemy] - The Guardian, August 27, 2012</ref> | ||
==Protecting religious minorities and dissenters== | ==Protecting religious minorities and dissenters== | ||
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==Approving suicide attacks== | ==Approving suicide attacks== | ||
In March 2013, the head of the council announced that [[ | In March 2013, the head of the council announced that [[Suicide Bombing in Islam|suicide attacks]] are permitted in Afghanistan so long as US forces remain in the country. Tahir Ashrafi told TOLOnews,"Palestine is occupied by Israel, Kashmir by India, and Afghanistan by the US. So if the Muslims don't have the atomic bomb, they should sacrifice their lives for God."<ref>Abdul Haq Omari - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/9627-pakistan-ulema-permits-suicide-attacks|2=2013-03-05}} Pakistan Ulema Permits Suicide Attacks] - TOLOnews, March 2, 2013</ref> | ||
Lisa Lundquist of The Long War Journal notes, "Significantly, Ashrafi's rhetoric on suicide attacks is identical to that of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. In January 2009, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan released a propaganda tape in which a jihadist said that "suicide bombers are the atomic weapons of Muslims." | Lisa Lundquist of The Long War Journal notes, "Significantly, Ashrafi's rhetoric on suicide attacks is identical to that of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. In January 2009, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan released a propaganda tape in which a jihadist said that "suicide bombers are the atomic weapons of Muslims." | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Portal: Traditional Islamic Scholars|Traditional Islamic Scholars]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||