(PK) Zardari sacrifices black goats for protection

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Reuters in Islamabad

Jan 28, 2010

 

President Asif Ali Zardari has a black goat slaughtered at his house almost

every day to ward off " evil eyes " and protect him from black magic, his

spokesman says.

 

Farhatullah Babar told the Dawn newspaper the goats were killed as an act of

sadaqah, meaning " voluntary charity " in Islam whereby one gives out money or

the meat of a slain animal to the poor to win Allah's blessing and stave off

misfortune.

 

" It has been an old practice of Mr Zardari to offer sadaqah. He has been

doing this for a long time, " Babar told the paper.

 

Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim country where many of the well-off offer

sadaqah. Although Muslim, many people also follow certain superstitious

practices.

 

Hundreds of goats had been sacrificed at Zardari's house since he was sworn

in in September 2008, the newspaper reported.

 

It said Zardari's detractors would see in his " new-found religiosity " a sign

of nervousness in the face of growing woes.

 

Zardari, who rose to power after the assassination of his wife Benazir

Bhutto in 2007, has become increasingly unpopular and faces a range of

problems from militancy to a stagnant economy and political rivalry.

 

A Supreme Court ruling last month throwing out an amnesty for Zardari,

several top aides and thousands of political activists and government

figures triggered a political storm and expectation that Zardari was on his

way out.

[Guest guest]

John, thx for this. Reminds me of the practice reported in the media a few

years back where Nepal Royal Airlines sacrificed goats in the hangers in

belief that this would make their jets stay in the air.

 

But in addition to reporting on the issue of sacrifice, I think there needs

to be a strategy for ending the practise in those religions that still

slaughter animals for the gods. I unfortunately missed the AFA conference

this January, but I see that the goal of stopping animal sacrifices is in

the 2010 mandate.

 

There may need to be different strategies per religion/culture I suspect,

but I see no data on this anywhere. I bet folks have discussed, but just not

made public yet.

 

For example, here in Nepal, AWNN has started a website:

http://www.stopanimalsacrifice.org, and I am the one who designed the

layout. But will the content really work in a Nation of entrenched

superstition and one ravaged by civil war for decades and just now in

recovery? Perhaps it¹s the best time to work on this issue, but sending

letters to a non-existent government is hardly a strategy. And posting a

website where 95% of the population probably will never see it, or even has

the ability to read it, does not seem very effective either.

 

I think some best practices based on historical data on how other cultures

overcame this barbaric ritual may help. I also suspect that one has to go

back a long way to find that data, and then one can only assume that

overcoming the practice may take just as long. Dunno, I am not a cultural

anthropologist, but I think we need advice from one.

 

Anyway, it¹s my hope that this forum can someday shift from being a ³news

regurgitator² and become a resource for finding advice and procedures for

action and positive change.

 

Cheers,

Jigs in Nepal

 

 

 

John Wedderburn <john

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:04:13 +0800

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Reuters in Islamabad

Jan 28, 2010

 

President Asif Ali Zardari has a black goat slaughtered at his house almost

every day to ward off " evil eyes " and protect him from black magic, his

spokesman says.

 

Farhatullah Babar told the Dawn newspaper the goats were killed as an act of

sadaqah, meaning " voluntary charity " in Islam whereby one gives out money or

the meat of a slain animal to the poor to win Allah's blessing and stave off

misfortune.

 

" It has been an old practice of Mr Zardari to offer sadaqah. He has been

doing this for a long time, " Babar told the paper.

 

Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim country where many of the well-off offer

sadaqah. Although Muslim, many people also follow certain superstitious

practices.

 

Hundreds of goats had been sacrificed at Zardari's house since he was sworn

in in September 2008, the newspaper reported.

 

It said Zardari's detractors would see in his " new-found religiosity " a sign

of nervousness in the face of growing woes.

 

Zardari, who rose to power after the assassination of his wife Benazir

Bhutto in 2007, has become increasingly unpopular and faces a range of

problems from militancy to a stagnant economy and political rivalry.

 

A Supreme Court ruling last month throwing out an amnesty for Zardari,

several top aides and thousands of political activists and government

figures triggered a political storm and expectation that Zardari was on his

way out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Can someone inform this butcher that something similar was practiced not

long ago by yet another powerful ruler - The King of Nepal. Not only in his

country but also at many designated animal sacrifice zones across India.

And this he did to to ward off " evil eyes " .

 

But soon he lost everything...his power, his palace, his kingdom.

 

They say that most serial killers had abused animals as a child and when

they grew adults they turned serial killers.

 

Has anyone done a research or has some data on 'Rulers' who have been

abusing animals and where they end up finally??

 

 

Azam

 

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Jigs Gaton <herojig wrote:

 

>

>

> John, thx for this. Reminds me of the practice reported in the media a few

> years back where Nepal Royal Airlines sacrificed goats in the hangers in

> belief that this would make their jets stay in the air.

>

> But in addition to reporting on the issue of sacrifice, I think there needs

> to be a strategy for ending the practise in those religions that still

> slaughter animals for the gods. I unfortunately missed the AFA conference

> this January, but I see that the goal of stopping animal sacrifices is in

> the 2010 mandate.

>

> There may need to be different strategies per religion/culture I suspect,

> but I see no data on this anywhere. I bet folks have discussed, but just

> not

> made public yet.

>

> For example, here in Nepal, AWNN has started a website:

> http://www.stopanimalsacrifice.org, and I am the one who designed the

> layout. But will the content really work in a Nation of entrenched

> superstition and one ravaged by civil war for decades and just now in

> recovery? Perhaps it¹s the best time to work on this issue, but sending

> letters to a non-existent government is hardly a strategy. And posting a

> website where 95% of the population probably will never see it, or even has

> the ability to read it, does not seem very effective either.

>

> I think some best practices based on historical data on how other cultures

> overcame this barbaric ritual may help. I also suspect that one has to go

> back a long way to find that data, and then one can only assume that

> overcoming the practice may take just as long. Dunno, I am not a cultural

> anthropologist, but I think we need advice from one.

>

> Anyway, it¹s my hope that this forum can someday shift from being a ³news

> regurgitator² and become a resource for finding advice and procedures for

> action and positive change.

>

> Cheers,

> Jigs in Nepal

>

> John Wedderburn <john <john%40aapn.org>>

> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:04:13 +0800

> AAPN List <aapn <aapn%40>>

> (PK) Zardari sacrifices black goats for protection

>

> South China Morning Post

>

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>

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> ews

>

> Reuters in Islamabad

> Jan 28, 2010

>

> President Asif Ali Zardari has a black goat slaughtered at his house almost

> every day to ward off " evil eyes " and protect him from black magic, his

> spokesman says.

>

> Farhatullah Babar told the Dawn newspaper the goats were killed as an act

> of

> sadaqah, meaning " voluntary charity " in Islam whereby one gives out money

> or

> the meat of a slain animal to the poor to win Allah's blessing and stave

> off

> misfortune.

>

> " It has been an old practice of Mr Zardari to offer sadaqah. He has been

> doing this for a long time, " Babar told the paper.

>

> Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim country where many of the well-off offer

> sadaqah. Although Muslim, many people also follow certain superstitious

> practices.

>

> Hundreds of goats had been sacrificed at Zardari's house since he was sworn

> in in September 2008, the newspaper reported.

>

> It said Zardari's detractors would see in his " new-found religiosity " a

> sign

> of nervousness in the face of growing woes.

>

> Zardari, who rose to power after the assassination of his wife Benazir

> Bhutto in 2007, has become increasingly unpopular and faces a range of

> problems from militancy to a stagnant economy and political rivalry.

>

> A Supreme Court ruling last month throwing out an amnesty for Zardari,

> several top aides and thousands of political activists and government

> figures triggered a political storm and expectation that Zardari was on his

> way out.

 

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