What a way to earn a FATWA!

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http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1002/p04s01-wosc.html


  Flirting with Palin earns Pakistani president a /fatwa/


    A leading religious leader condemned Asif Ali Zardari's comments to
    Sarah Palin at the UN.

*By Issam Ahmed* | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor

from the October 2, 2008 edition

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Lahore, Pakistan - After the flirtation came the fatwa.

With some overly friendly comments to Gov. Sarah Palin at the United
Nations, Asif Ali Zardari has succeeded in uniting one of Pakistan's
hard-line mosques and its feminists after a few weeks in office.

A radical Muslim prayer leader said the president shamed the nation for
"indecent gestures, filthy remarks, and repeated praise of a non-Muslim
lady wearing a short skirt."

Feminists charged that once again a male Pakistani leader has
embarrassed the country with sexist remarks. And across the board, the
Pakistani press has shown disapproval.

What did President Zardari do to draw such scorn? It might have been the
"gorgeous" compliment he gave Ms. Palin when the two met at the UN last
week during her meet-and-greet with foreign leaders ahead of Thursday's
vice presidential debate with opponent Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic
vice presidential nominee.

But the comments from Zardari didn't end there. He went on to tell
Palin: "Now I know why the whole of America is crazy about you."

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