Some good news to report out of Pakistan for a change. International pressure was also swift when news emerged of this youngster’s arrest. The aspect not being covered, however, is the quality of life the boy and his family will now have. Imprisonment and execution for so-called “blasphemy” in Pakistan is not only a matter […]
Bangladesh: Muslim mob vandalizes multiple Hindu temples, loots Hindu-owned shops, ransacks Hindu homes
More on this story: days after a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Ganesh was vandalized and burned down in Bhong city, Pakistan, another South Asian Islamic country, the erstwhile East Pakistan, has followed the same line of bigotry. We must give credit to Bangladesh for outdoing its former masters and taking down […]
Pakistan: 8-year-old Hindu boy faces death penalty on blasphemy claims
And even if he is acquitted, if his experience is anything like that of others who have been accused of blasphemy, he will face the threat of lynching from Muslim mobs for the rest of his life. An update on this story. “Boy, eight, faces DEATH PENALTY in Pakistan after becoming youngest person ever charged […]
Pakistan: Muslim mob attacks Hindu temple, destroys statues over ‘blasphemy’ rumor
There need not be arrests or court proceedings. All too often in Pakistan, mob violence follows “blasphemy” allegations. Just another day for religious minorities in Pakistan. An Islamist mob attacks a Hindu temple in a village in Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan. These terrorisers may get arrested after outrage by a section of Pakistani society only […]