Alam Ram Bheel, a resident of Basti Kahoor Khan, and his family were attacked and assaulted by local Muslims for the sin of getting drinking water from a public tap planted close to a mosque. The incident occurred in Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Members of the victimized family belong to the […]
Pakistan police drop blasphemy charges against eight-year-old Hindu boy
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 […]
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 […]
Pakistan: Muslim forces Hindu boy to scream ‘Allahu akbar’ and abuse Hindu gods
“There is no compulsion in religion,” says the Qur’an 2:256. But Abdul Salam Abu Dawud likely did not think his actions in this video to constitute compulsion. After all, the boy could have chosen to refuse to scream “Allahu akbar” and be beaten or killed. “Pakistan: Muslim man forces Hindu boy to chant ‘Allahu Akbar’, […]