Senators call for freeing of 11-year-old girl held for blasphemy in Pakistan

...and an end to the persecution of religious minorities there. About time someone started to notice.

"Free girl held on blasphemy: US Senators," from OnlineNews.com, September 2:

WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of six American senators has written a letter to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, asking him to address the growing religious intolerance in his country and release the minor Christian girl arrested on a blasphemy charge.

The girl, identified as Rimsha Masih, is reported to have Down's syndrome. She faces the death penalty for allegedly burning pages with verses from the Quran.

Seeking to ensure the safety and equitable treatment under the law of all Pakistanis, regardless of their religion, the Senators said the recent cases of religious discrimination, including the case of Masih, have underscored the worsening situation for religious minorities in the country.

Writing the letter after a Pakistani judge ordered that the 11-year-old girl continue to be held, the Senators urged Zardari to undertake a serious effort to end the unjust imprisonment of Rimsha.

Led by the New Jersey Senator, Robert Menendez, the letter was signed by Senators Roy Blunt, Ben Cardin, Mark Kirk, Bob Casey, and Mike Johanns.

"As you know, last week a young, mentally-disabled Christian girl, Rimsha Masih, was taken into custody in Islamabad for allegedly burning pages inscribed with verses from the holy Quran and was charged with blasphemy a crime that could be punishable by life in prison or death," the letter said.

"The mere allegation has forced Christians to flee her neighborhood due to fear of retribution. We have welcomed the efforts of Dr Paul Bhatti, the Prime Minister's Advisor on Interfaith Harmony, to aid the girl and her family and avoid violence," it said.

"However, we remain deeply concerned that the law continues to victimise innocent people. We urge your government to do more to prevent abuse, as blasphemy allegations have resulted in the lengthy detention of, and violence committed against, Christians, Ahmadis, Hindus and other religious minorities, as well as members of the Muslim majority community," the Senators wrote.

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Senators call for freeing of 11-year-old girl held for blasphemy in Pakistan
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**Good**.

Especially since it now comes to light that she was framed by an Imam who wanted to force Christian families to move away from the Mosque's neighborhood:

"Pakistan: Muslim cleric framed 11-year-old Christian girl for blasphemy charge by planting pages of Qur'an among papers she burned"

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/09/pakistan-imam-arrested-for-planting-pages-of-quran-among-papers-burnt-by-11-year-old-downs-syndrome.html

And to see that this is a "bipartisan group" of senators is heartening, as well. I wish there were more than six lawmakers involved, but it's a start.

Yeah, it's a start GI.

How come that moron McCain has not signed onto this letter? He supported U.S invention on the side of the Muslim Brotherhood in both Libya and Syria but has said nothing about this incident. Frankly any Christian senator that doesn't sign onto this letter is a disgrace. No one has asked either presidential why aid is given to any country that persecutes or does not protect Christians and Jews from religious persecutions .

Thank Allah for breadcrumbs from the PC MC table top.

Now when are they going to get to the other 1,001 atrocities Muslims are causing all over the world, and the infiltration of our West by them in the meanwhile? Hm, after another 50 years and another 50 911s, perhaps...?

"However, we remain deeply concerned that the law continues to victimise innocent people..."

These people are clueless, and they are Senators. Go figure!

The persecuted Christians in Pakistan and throughout the Muslim world are not victims and certainly not innocent. If truth is still worth anything nowadays, the civilised West should learn that the greatest crime in Islam is not murder or even genocide, but the rejection of Allah and Mohamed as his messenger.

"..for allegedly burning pages inscribed with verses from the holy Quran.." the letter said!!!

The "holy" Quran? it's not the "holy" Quran, it's simply the Quran. Period.
Ann Barnhardt and the "unholy" Quran:
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2011/05/unholy-koran.html

If anything demonstrates why islam is NOT compatible with European/American values this does. For those moslems who make the claim the American founding documents reflect islamic sharia law, err on two points. Islam did not influence American founding fathers. Second, our Constitution and Declaration of Independence are not our 'religion'.
This is a handicapped child who, most likely, does not know or can understand what she has done. To even consider jailing her, let alone killing her for 'insulting islam' is beyond the pale of reason. The 10th 'most beautiful name' of allah is 'the proud'; the 23rd- the degrading. These are not characteristics which recommend him to non-moslems.

It took this long for 6 Senators to address 1 blasphemy charge after all these centuries of barbaric events and unjust charges?

At this rate the subjugation of non-Muslims wont take more than 10 or 15 more years. Washington D.C. and the pentagon better wake-up pretty soon or it really will be too late.

But it is one baby step in the right direction.

David B Rasch wrote:

This is a handicapped child who, most likely, does not know or can understand what she has done.
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Actually, David, the story is *even worse than you believe*.

This is not a little handicapped girl who unknowingly damaged a Qur'an and is being disproportionately punished for it—this is a girl who was *framed* by an Imam in an effort to violently force the local Christians to vacate the vicinity of his Mosque.

Please read the update here:

"Pakistan: Muslim cleric framed 11-year-old Christian girl for blasphemy charge by planting pages of Qur'an among papers she burned"

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/09/pakistan-imam-arrested-for-planting-pages-of-quran-among-papers-burnt-by-11-year-old-downs-syndrome.html

I see absolutely no need for any Senators to come to the rescue of poor little Rimsha. I am quiet sure that as I write CAIR is hastening to her defence. We all know how this great magnanimous organisation defends the weak and encourages all good Muslims to integrate into the American way of life.

OK: we have Senators Robert Menendez, Roy Blunt, Ben Cardin, Mark Kirk, Bob Casey, and Mike Johanns at least taking notice of Rimsha's case. It is a step in the right direction.

US jihadwatchers: get behind those six Senators and PUSH.

Especially if one or the other gentleman happens to be *your* Senator.

Send them a letter of intelligent appreciation...and perhaps try to include a few sharp little nuggets of information. They need to know that this iniquitous Blasphemy Law is Sharia; that it, and the vicious injustice that is being inflicted on this poor little helpless girl and upon her entire community, with malice aforethought, is Islam, Islam, Islam in action. Urge them to read Rev Mark Durie's book on dhimmitude - 'The Third Choice: Islam, Dhimmitude, and Freedom" and explain that the Christians and Hindus in Pakistan are de facto dhimmis; subject to calculated and sacralised program of humiliation, degradation and constant physical peril.

And as for all the *other* Senators, and Congressmen and women who have *not* spoken up, and who have *not* written to the Pakistani Prime Minister: *they* need to be asked why, pray, they have chosen to remain silent. Could they not speak up on behalf of this poor little girl, and her family, and community?

All those Senators and Congresspersons who claim to be practising Christians - *especially* any who claim to be practising *Catholics*, given that Rimsha Masih is Catholic - should be writing very sharp letters indeed to the government of Pakistan. demanding that Rimsha be declared innocent, and set free at once; and they should be thinking about what practical ways can be found, to inflict Consequences upon Pakistan for its continual and flagrant abuses of the human rights of vulnerable non-Muslim minorities. A major cut in 'aid' to Pakistan, for example, would be in order.

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