Re: Ulema and Political Guidance
I don't believe that all the non-resident Pakistanis can do is crib about situation in the country. They can do much more and if they are not contributing anything, there is no right for them to criticize the country.
Back to the topic.
Have you guys thought about Islam being not a religion but a way of life?
You can talk about ignorance of the religious leaders, their corruption and greed but I believe following Islamic guidance in politics and commerce (which the west is doing) is the best way to go. If Quran and Sunnah was supposed to be only for matters of man and God, they would not explicitly put forward (worldy) issues like inheritance, marriages and what a good leader should do and when to follow a leader and even how to drink water.
We have issues with ignorant mullah teaching crazy stuff to ignorant people, and reforms of the religious education system is the way forward. I knew a person who studied a madrassa for a while and he said that parents send their dumbest kids (who could not cope with a proper school education) to these madrassas. What can you expect from the output of these religious schools?