“In the episode, Veena was seen dancing with her husband while a group of Sufi musicians sang a devotional song about the wedding of the Prophet’s daughter.” That was it. Twenty-six years in prison for that, apparently because she was dancing while a devotional song was being sung. Nonetheless, “she says her faith in the country’s judicial system is intact.”
Veena Malik is higher-profile than Asia Bibi and other victims of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Maybe this will finally lead to an international outcry sufficient to get them repealed. But it probably won’t: that would be “Islamophobic.”
“Veena Malik ‘shocked’ at conviction for blasphemy,” IANS, November 26, 2014:
Pakistani actress Veena Malik has expressed “shock” at a Pakistan court sentencing her and her husband, among others, to 26 years in jail on blasphemy charges. However, she says her faith in the country’s judicial system is intact and she plans to take the fight for justice forward.
An anti-terrorism court in Gilgit-Baltistan Tuesday sentenced Veena, her husband Asad Bashir Khan Khattak, Geo TV owner Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and TV host Shaista Lodhi over a controversial morning show, which was aired May 14.
In the episode, Veena was seen dancing with her husband while a group of Sufi musicians sang a devotional song about the wedding of the Prophet’s daughter.
The court also sentenced the convicts to pay fines of 1.3 million Pakistani rupees (about $12,500) each.
Veena sent out a statement Wednesday, saying: “It’s a shock to me but I have complete faith in Pakistan’s higher courts and judiciary… This court works separately from the other courts in Pakistan. There are higher courts in Pakistan such as the Supreme Court.”
“Whenever there is an issue, a court will look into the facts of the case. We were not even present in the court at the time of the verdict. I have belief and trust in courts.”
The actress has always courted controversies like a magnet — be it for her closeness with Indian actor Ashmit Patel during her stint on reality TV show “Bigg Boss 4” or her shelved ‘swayamvar’, or her bold photoshoots. This time it is for hurting religious sentiments.
Her lawyer has already started the work on an appeal against the verdict in higher courts. Veena, who is in Dubai, asserts that she is innocent.
“We are planning to return to Pakistan in December. I have always been a person who faced troubles by looking it in the eye. I have faced highs and lows in my life. But I am sure I haven’t done anything wrong,” she added.
hemanta says
Our Muslims Brother & Sisters are not happy. I actually feel very sad for this as a human being.
They’re not happy in Gaza
They’re not happy in Egypt
They’re not happy in Libya
They’re not happy in Morocco
They’re not happy in Iran
They’re not happy in Iraq
They’re not happy in Yemen
They’re not happy in Afghanistan
They’re not happy in Pakistan
They’re not happy in Syria
They’re not happy in Lebanon
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Lets Find The reason Why..
So, where are they happy?
They’re happy in Australia
They’re happy in England
They’re happy in France
They’re happy in Italy
They’re happy in Germany
They’re happy in Sweden
They’re happy in the USA & Canada
They’re happy in INDIA
They’re happy in almost every country that is not
Islamic! And who do they blame?
Not Islam..
Not their leadership..
Not themselves..
THEY BLAME THE COUNTRIES THEY ARE HAPPY IN!!
And they want to change the countries they’re happy in, to be like the countries they came from where they were unhappy.
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Buddhists living with Hindus = No Problem
Hindus living with Christians = No Problem
Christians living with Shintos = No Problem
Shintos living with Confucians = No Problem
Confusians living with Bahai’s = No Problem
Bahai’s living with Jews = No Problem
Jews living with Atheists = No Problem
Atheists living with Buddhists = No Problem
Buddhists living with Sikhs = No Problem
Sikhs living with Hindus = No Problem
Hindus living with Bahai’s = No Problem
Bahai’s living with Christians = No Problem
Christians living with Jews = No Problem
Jews living with Buddhists = No Problem
Buddhists living with Shintos = No Problem
Shintos living with Atheists = No Problem
Atheists living with Confucians = No Problem
Confusians living with Hindus = No Problem
Now..
Muslims living with Hindus = Problem
Muslims living with Buddhists = Problem
Muslims living with Christians = Problem
Muslims living with Jews = Problem
Muslims living with Sikhs = Problem
Muslims living with Bahai’s = Problem
Muslims living with Shintos = Problem
Muslims living with Atheists = Problem
MUSLIMS LIVING WITH MUSLIMS = BIG
PROBLEM !
Mind You !
Jaladhi says
Good post!! Maybe the leaders of the West can understand Muslim behavior so clearly stated here!!
FredGermany says
This is one of the wisest comments I EVER read on this topic.
Abdul Malik says
LOL but true. As an ex muslim I can vouch for it.
gravenimage says
Welcome.
You are a brave man—I’m sure many here would be interested in your story about leaving Islam.
salamander says
I propose that Saint Malala does a Gangnam Style dance to show a bit of solidarity.
David says
I’ll bet the prison guards are smacking their lips with the prospect of many years with her in their clutches.
Nicu says
sad , but true .
Why making a big deal from it cos she is famous ? They want Sharia in Europe and that’s no issue for them .
But when a popular Muslim gets sentenced there is an outcry ?
Hypocrites !
R Cole says
Less well known is the blasphemy charge leveled against Pakistan’s human rights activists – called Christian or apostate – for advocating for so-called western human rights. Similarly Pakistan lawyers – who defend Christians in the courts – also face blasphemy charges.
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One crazy Pakistan blasphemy case – a man who spoke to a doctor – hands the doctor his business card. Clearly the doctor did not like what the man was offering – and when the man left he threw the card away. The man later found out. One catch – the man whose card it was – was named Muhammad. By throwing away the card – the doctor – was accused of insulting the Prophet – and charged with blasphemy based on this.
It is all almost like a joke: –
A man and his wife dance to a beautiful tune.
And what happens next?
They get 26 years each for blasphemy.
Luckily they were both in Dubai!!
Tim says
This is really, really extreme. Usually in these countries they don’t touch their famous people or politicians. That’s why Malik is shocked. This is not a common sentence at all for Pakistan. It demonstrates that hard-liners are getting a stronger and stronger voice in the government and has infiltrated really deeply. I feel quite sorry for the civilians because the caliphate mentality is descending really fast and quicker than they want to admit. The larger problems began with the U.S presence in Afghanistan which pushed the Taliban and AQ terrorists over the borders, deeper and deeper into Pakistan. And from then, they got a bigger and firmer footing in the country. Add to that that it wont be difficult for them to win over an already poorly educated majority. This will end in disaster and spill over into India. What tragedy!
profitsbeard says
She might want to reconsider that “I will be returning to Pakistan” idea.
Unless she like the idea of a homemade shiv in back while awaiting a retrial.
cs says
It is not the first time this lady has been involved in polemics, and she managed to escape before, once she was involved in a BBB india scandal, she as a married woman, was filmed with an other man, and it hit badly in Pakistan.
dumbledoresarmy says
From the article – “Veena, who is in Dubai, asserts that she is innocent.
“We are planning to return to Pakistan in December..”.
Very foolish. She’ll get herself killed.
I’ve a better idea: Ms Malik and her husband should publicly apostasise from Islam… and move to INDIA. Then they could start to rediscover and reclaim the rich cultural heritage that was denied them because their Hindu or Buddhist forebears stupidly – or wickedly – or else under terror of the scimitar – converted to Islam.
Know Thy Enemy says
“I’ve a better idea: Ms Malik and her husband should publicly apostasise from Islam…”
I doubt if they, especially Veena, will apostatize from Islam. I watched one of her interviews where she was teaching a famous mullah how Islam teaches Muslims to *respect* women! Apparently she thinks that Islam respects women.
I have pointed out for some time that women are lied to in Islam. Of course the reason for the lying is to make them stay in Islam and so that they make little to no fuss. It never occurs to Muslimahs that they are being lied to (And it makes sense; Who would suspect that their own trusted elders are lying to them!).
IMO the chance is very high that she WILL return to Pakistan with her husband. God knows what will happen to her after that.
Deception works wonders in Islam!
St. Croix says
Just like the women in Nazi Germany were lied to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL0T61XD-js
They found out eventually.
Satya says
Veena wants to return to Pakistan?
Good. She should go there and face Islamic law as she is a good muslim
Jayell says
“So, where are they happy?
They’re happy in Australia
They’re happy in England
They’re happy in France
They’re happy in Italy
They’re happy in Germany
They’re happy in Sweden
They’re happy in the USA & Canada….”
But WE are most decidedly NOT ‘happy’ with THEM in Australia, England (+ Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Eire?), France, Italy, Germany, Sweden (AND Norway), USA and Canada. But they’re apparently not bothered about that. Anyone suggest why? And what we do about it?
FredGermany says
It’s much too one- sided to say “we are not happy with THEM…” (in the countries mentioned).
“We” are quite happy with quite a few of them, probably with the vast majority. But some some 5 to 25 % of “them” (depending where) reject “our” culture and try to impose “their” values on us. The most difficult task for the years to come might be to distinguish between “them” and “them”.
Darren says
The percentage is higher than that, and many more passively support those who want to do it by force. A very high percentage support sharia law, this is even in western nations. Anyone who supports sharia law should be rounded up like Nazi sympathizers were in WW2.
gravenimage says
It’s a much higher percentage than that. In Britain, almost half of Muslims want to see the imposition of Shari’ah law, and more than that believe in the death penalty for apostates.
Edward Cline says
“An anti-terrorism court in Gilgit-Baltistan Tuesday sentenced Veena, her husband….” So, Veena and her husband and the others were convicted for an act of terrorism by an “anti-terrorism court”??? Dancing is an act of terrorism???? This highlights the utter Irrationalism of Islam. The ironic thing is that Veena doesn’t look like a Muslim. Not your typical Muslim cow, that is. If she returns to Pakistan, she’s dead meat. They’ll do to her what Muslims did to Lara Logan.
Know Thy Enemy says
“The ironic thing is that Veena doesn’t look like a Muslim.”
Oh but she IS a Muslim. She is what one can call “a spoilt brat Muslim”. Someone posted in a different thread that the likes of Karen Armstrong think that they can form their own reality and live in it (Read delusion). Veena is Muslim equivalent of the same with the common element being they both think Islam is great.
One factor that makes educated smart Muslimahs tied to Islam is that they are lied to about the status of women in Islam. This is apparent from the video linked to by cs in this thread.
Know Thy Enemy says
@FredGermany
So you too believe in the moderates and radicals nonsense! How do you suppose are we going to distinguish between the two? …. And even if we do figure it out, how do we know that no new moderates will go radical? There are countless examples where Muslims who were moderate one day became radical overnight!
Entire populations of moderates and liberals have turned into radicals. It happened in Iran in the recent past and is happening in Turkey today. Both of these countries were so liberal that you could insult Islam in their cities and get away with it. Guess where did all the radicals come from? Well….from within the moderates!
ALL of Islam needs to be rejected! I wrote in a different post that if someone calls Muhammad a “messenger of God” or Quran a “message from God” or otherwise calls themselves Muslim, the wise thing to do is to stay away from them and keep them away from yourself….. and it does not matter whether they are liberals (like Veena Malik) or moderates or radicals!
Fire Starter says
Veena Malik is a very smart, bold, brave woman. Watch her defend herself and crush this cleric! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi945O_F5Jk
jan bro says
Why people still remain Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Buddhists..etc.. Seeing that they are just nonsense and only repeating such stupid things.. Can’t we live freely? Can’t we face the truth face to face without taking help of those psycotic, neurotic, so called religious leaders of muslims?
gravenimage says
More false moral equivalence, as though all religions were handing out draconian prison sentences for “blasphemy”. Ludicrous.
gravenimage says
Pakistan: Bollywood actress Veena Malik gets 26 years for blasphemy
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And many others there are under penalty of death, including Asia Bibi for daring to say that she loves Jesus.
More:
Veena Malik is higher-profile than Asia Bibi and other victims of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Maybe this will finally lead to an international outcry sufficient to get them repealed. But it probably won’t: that would be “Islamophobic.”
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Chances are this will at some point be downgraded to a massive fine, and there will be no discussion whatsoever. The wealthy and powerful can often buy their way out of trouble with Shari’ah courts.
On the other hand, they may decide to make an example of Ms. Malik for being a “whore”.
More:
An anti-terrorism court in Gilgit-Baltistan Tuesday sentenced Veena, her husband Asad Bashir Khan Khattak, Geo TV owner Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and TV host Shaista Lodhi over a controversial morning show…
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An *anti-terrorism court*—my God, how grotesque. When Pakistan insists that they actually are fighting terrorism, *this* is the kind of thing they mean—exactly the sort of freedom that is punished under Shari’ah law.
That means that we have helped to fund this miscarriage of justice with funds to Pakistan to “fight terrorism”. Suicidal madness….
Muneeb says
Hmmm she is such a bitch.