hat robbed, killed, and raped the populace and Mullah Mohammad Omar wanted to end these reprehensible acts, and so he started this reform movement. The reality of it all is Taliban is a military and political force trained and built by Pakistan. While it is true that the Taliban foot soldiers are young Afghans who studied in religious schools in Pakistan during the Soviet war, the higher officials of the Taliban are made up of former communist government officials and puppets controlled by Saudia Arabia and Pakistan.Pakistan created the Taliban, for the purpose of having indirect control over the policies made in Afghanistan. If Pakistan successfully installs a puppet regime in Afghanistan, they will benefit economically, the Durand treaty will be extended, and Afghanistan will continue to live occupied and in the dark ages.The sentencing of two British nurses accused of murder to corporal punishments in Saudi Arabia, and the slaughter of eleven schoolmistresses in Algeria send the wrong messages about Islam to the world.These two examples show Muslims - and by implication their religion - to be intolerant, harsh and bloodthirsty. Unfortunately, these actions speak louder than the words of God set down in the Koran 14 centuries ago, louder than the just pronouncements of the Prophet Muhammad. These examples are not mainstream Muslim behavior, expressive of the spirit of Islam or indicative of the teachings of the Prophet. These are examples drawn from behavior patterns of tribesmen come to town. Behavior patterns, which are pre-Islamic and have little to do with the code of conduct laid down in the Koran and the traditions of the Prophet.The Taliban treatment of women and their attitude towards civilization have nothing to do with the Koran or the practice of the Prophet. The Koran commands women to "be modest" and "to draw their veils over their bosoms" (Surah XXIV, verse 31) not to envelop themselves in the sort of chador worn...
