Recently, a Mosque in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted a prominent extremist cleric from Pakistan on record for calling for the killing of ”blasphemers,” apostates, and Ahmadi Muslims (and anyone who speaks for their equal rights).

The cleric, Allama Kaukab Noorani Okarvi, recently appeared on a LIVE national TV show in Pakistan, and threatened famous TV Host and actor Mr. Hamza Ali Abbasi with murder. Mr. Abbasi had earlier raised the question of the rights of the marginalized Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan. Disturbed by Mr. Abbasi’s sympathy for Pakistan’s 5 million Ahmadis living under the country’s anti-Ahmadi apartheid laws, Mr. Noorani said:

“.. the honor of this nation is very much alive… If law doesn’t take action (against Abbasi), Muslims are ready to take action. It is law in the Pakistan Armed Forces thatanyone who commits treason be shot dead at that very spot. If this is rule for an army,is my prophet not worth even this much dignity? This (anti-Ahmadi laws & blasphemy laws) is a part of Pakistan’s constitution. How dare he (Hamza Ali Abbasi) speak about this issue… Our honor does not let us tolerate this crime… Remember that we are all soldiers in the army of Abu Bakr (ra). And we have no hesitation in this matter. Giving our life in this cause is the biggest honor for us.” (original Urdu telecast below)

Civil and human rights activists ran a campaign to condemn Noorani’s public endorsement of violence. Mr. Noorani has also declared those who “insult” Islam, who apostatize from Islam, and members of the Ahmadiyya Community as worthy of death. Regarding the Ahmadi Muslims, for instance, he said in a speech uploaded to Youtube last year:

“…(pejoratives) are outside the fold of Islam, are apostates and are worthy of death. And it is imperative for an Islamic leader to kill them.”