Secular Youth Revolution Begins in Pakistan

[Asi-Irish]

Good news from Pakistan.... and something you might not read about in the papers.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdwpKjHpw00]YouTube - Laal Live at Geo 2[/ame]

Dear Comrades and Friends,

In order to bring to an end the system of oppression and exploitation that is haunting our country the youth of Pakistan must stand up. Laal and its supporters have decided to form a brigade of young and enthusiastic revolutionaries committed to the emancipation of our people.

The Laal Brigade will be responsible for the creation of a progressive alternative to extremism and to further the cause of the workers and peasants of Pakistan.

The Laal Brigade will promote on the one hand revolutionary art-forms and will give an opportunity to young artists and intellectuals who are interested in utilizing their individual talents to further the welfare of our people.

The Laal Brigade will work for the emancipation of the workers of Pakistan. Our aim is to take the message of Jalib and Faiz to every factory, every slum and every village of Pakistan and work selflessly for the promotion of their ideals.

The Laal Brigade will form its units and cells in every city and every educational institution of Pakistan. In order to build a country-wide revolutionary movement, we must first and foremost learn from the historical and socio-political experience of other revolutionary movements. This requires a concrete and scientific appraisal of the most advanced revolutionary theory of our times. The Laal Brigade will answer the burning questions of our movement by building an objective understanding of our social problems.

The Laal Brigade is a call to revolution. It seeks to unify the artist, the scientist, the student and the workers and peasants under one umbrella. It is only through the unison of theory and revolutionary practice that we can build a better and prosperous Pakistan.

Anyone who is interested in joining the Laal Brigade is invited to an open session at The Civil Junction (CJ), F-7, Islamabad on Sunday, 11th April, 4:00 p.m.

For details: 03445876628


"Sarfaroshi key tamanna abb hamaaray dil main hai...
Dekhna hai zor kitna baazoo-e-qaatil main hai".


Comradely yours,

Shahram Azhar

[TradCat]

Better Red than Islamic. Good luck to them.

[odie1kanobe]

If they suceeed will it be Pakistan be known a Laal la Land ?

[midlander12]

Well they can't be much worse than the Bhutto/Zardaris, Sharifs and the Taliban. What do they actually want though? Some of the language sounds like 1960's student Maoism in Cambridge or somewhere.

[Almanac]

Let's hope it doesn't turn out like some of the ultra secular experiments of the twentieth century.

[Riadach]

A nice sufi movement would be good too.

[Kevin Parlon]

"revolutionary art-forms" will likely not receive a rapturous hearing in the Swat valley nor the vast swathes of Pak where mullah's rule, women are chattal and the only education is rote, mouthing-the-sounds recitation of a violent screed in a language they don't understand. Unless of course it is the 'festoon-the-village-tree-with-TV-sets-and-the-blasphemers-who-watch-them' type of installation. These have proven quite popular in the recent past.

Lame attempts at humour aside, Islam has no love for "young artists and intellectuals". Like the other poster said, a more realistic movement with better chance of success would be the spread of a more moderate form of Islam. Pak seems to be getting worse every day and so I wish the friends of reason all the best as they try to drag their country back from koranic inspired self destruction.

[ArtyQueing]

I would not give them a great life expectancy - giving out their phone number in a country such as pakistan does not show much street savvy.

[Thac0man]

I would not give them a great life expectancy - giving out their phone number in a country such as pakistan does not show much street savvy.

They are in no danger. AT least until they become a threat to the government they pose no threat to the Talibans aspirations as heirs to the throne.

Should they ever gain momentum, they will be wiped out, as has happened to every strong leftist movement in the Muslim world. If not wiped out then absorbed, like the Dawa party in Iraq which started out as pretty much secular and leftist, but was eventually led by Al-Sadr. Until then they at least can give middle class kids in Pakistan something to do while their parents struggle to hold the fort down.