The lives of the accused men are now in serious danger, for in Pakistan, the accusation is enough to enflame angry mobs. Often Muslims use blasphemy charges to settle scores or gain an advantage over a member of a minority community. Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are an international disgrace, but no one cares, as stories about it don’t fit the media paradigm in which Muslims are always victims.
“Ahmadi man held, three booked on blasphemy charge in Narowal,” Dawn, August 21, 2024:
NAROWAL: Narowal police arrested an Ahmadi man and registered a case against three other members of his community on the charge of burning pages of the Holy Quran.
A local leader of the Jamaat Ahle Sunnat Pakistan at village Dharg Miana of Narowal district told police he was present at a mosque in the village square on Monday night when he heard a noise. When he came out, he saw four men allegedly burning some papers on a garbage heap.
He claimed that he and other locals turned on the lights of the mobile phones and saw the pages of the Holy Quran had been set on fire. He said the four men who burned the pages had fled from the spot. He said information was immediately given to police emergency 15.
On receiving the information, a heavy police contingent reached the spot and recorded the evidence as well as statements of the eyewitnesses.
On the request of a member of the religious outfit, police registered a case against four members of the Ahmadiyya community, identified by him….
OLD GUY says
Getting arrested for burning paper, while muslims/islamic followers murder and rape at will. Please close the border to these people.
Rick Smith says
In a better world one’s beliefs wouldn’t matter…we’re all born innocent, not knowing anything about the world. And if guided well, we can become good citizens who respect one another and not think about harming anyone for any reason.
It’s only by sheer luck a child is born into a Sunni or Ahmadiyya or Christian or Secular community. Few people decide on their own to adopt a set of ideas.
Ofc each of these ideologies, no matter how bad they are, present themselves are good and nice while other people are evil and not human and this is where your problem starts.
Just imagine you and your family are going about your day and a mob of religious fanatics want to slaughter (and do), over some ripped pages from their own so-called ‘holy book.’
This should never be allowed in our world. We need to go after Islam with an iron-fist and be ready to take out those who will take us out in their religion’s name.
Unfortunately, we’re still a long way from that level of understanding with our world leaders…most of us can get along from differing beliefs but Islam is the one kid that refuses to play nice with the others and has to go.