'''Lal Masjid''' (Urdu: '''لال مسج''', "Red Mosque") is a [[Salafism|Salafist]] mosque in [[Islamabad]], the capital of [[Pakistan]]. The mosque is known for it's radical teachings. Recently, the leaders of the mosque (Abdul Rashid Ghazi and Maulana Abdul Aziz) authorized their students to attempt to enforce a strict, [[Taliban]]-like Islamic law on [[Islamabad]]. This was to be accomplished by kidnapping and murdering dhimmis, apostates, and prostitutes.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6503477.stm BBC Profile - Red Mosque]</ref> | '''Lal Masjid''' (Urdu: '''لال مسج''', "Red Mosque") is a [[Salafism|Salafist]] mosque in [[Islamabad]], the capital of [[Pakistan]]. The mosque is known for it's radical teachings. Recently, the leaders of the mosque (Abdul Rashid Ghazi and Maulana Abdul Aziz) authorized their students to attempt to enforce a strict, [[Taliban]]-like Islamic law on [[Islamabad]]. This was to be accomplished by kidnapping and murdering dhimmis, apostates, and prostitutes.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6503477.stm BBC Profile - Red Mosque]</ref> |