Pakistani Muslim woman Mahwash Ajaz has said something that many deny in Pakistan, i.e., the persecution of the minorities via blasphemy laws and the forced conversion of Hindus. A well-known face in Pakistan’s journalistic circles, this Pakistani Muslim woman made her voice vocal and said: Tolerance for religions & faiths isn’t a one-way street. You […]
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Hindu woman abducted for forced conversion
Hindu woman Sima Majumder (21), a teacher at Mandir Vidayalaya of Madhabpur Municipality in the Hobigonj District of Bangladesh, was kidnapped by local Muslims for conversion to Islam on 15th February 2017 at about 9 a.m. Bangladesh Police failed to rescue the victim and has also failed to arrest the main perpetrator Md. Sheon Chowdhury […]
Pakistani Christians can even be put to death on the basis of religion: Christian Leader
By Namta Gupta Professor Anjum James Paul is a known Christian voice in Pakistan and he is not the one to mince words when it comes to human rights. He is also the Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Head of Department at the Post Graduate College in Samundri, Pakistan and has taken up […]
Pakistan: When ‘undisputed’ Temples were martyred for a disputed Babri
Everyone understands that the demolition of the disputed structure, or what is known as Babri masjid/mosque, in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, could have been avoided. The way Indians react to the anniversary of the demolition of the disputed Babri structure, allegedly built by Mughal emperor Babur after he allegedly plundered a Ram Temple, is that […]
Setback for minorities, Sindh Governor returns Bill against forced conversion
As was expected, the Sindh Governor buckled under pressure from radicals who have vowed to create mayhem if the Criminal Law Bill becomes law. The Sindh Governor Justice (retd) Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, sent back the Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill without ratifying it and wrote to the Sindh Assembly secretariat to “reconsider the legislation.” Siddiqui who […]
Minor Hindu girl abducted for forced conversion is now safe!
Minor Hindu girl Ripa Rani, aged 17, was abducted for forced conversion to Islam for trafficking has been recovered. Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) has reported that the minor Hindu girl was abducted from the Dhupchachiya Upazila while she was going to Talora Government College on 12.11.2016. She was recovered from Bogra Division at Bogra District […]
Hindu girl kidnapped for forced conversion in Bangladesh
Hindu girl Shipra Rani Mondal (22) was abducted and converted to Islam in Bangladesh says human rights group Bangladesh Minority Watch. The Hindu girl Shipra was kidnapped on 10th October 2016 from Rupgonj at about 12 pm by Raju Ahmed (25), Jamatullah (28) and Mohammad Abu Bakkar (26) when she was going with her mother […]
Married Hindu woman forcefully converted to Islam
A married Hindu woman was forced to convert to Islam in Bangladesh evoking angry reaction from the minority watchdog Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW.) BDMW reports that a married Hindu woman Basona Rani Saha (26) was kidnapped and forcefully converted to Islam and also swore the same on an affidavit dated 23.07,2016 at Sariakandi Upazila of […]
Pak Hindu girl gets medical seat, says will serve India forever
Pak Hindu girl Mashal Maheshwari has got admission in the Jaipur’s premier medical college after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj stepped in. Mashal Maheshwari got admission in the Sawai Man Singh Medical College of Jaipur. Mashal came to India due to religious persecution in Pakistan and was earlier getting a seat in Karnataka however, due […]
Pakistani Hindus sit on hunger strike, protest hard against abduction of girls
Pakistani Hindus were forced to sit on a hunger strike as the Sindh government failed to take notice of the many atrocities against the Hindu community which has been agitating against the abduction of the 5 years old Shanu and 14 years old Momal Maheshwari. The agitation took place outside the busy Karachi Press Club. […]