But enraged Muslims in the area demanded blood for (alleged) pamphlets. “2,000 Muslim militants go on rampage in Faisalabad; acquitted Christians murdered,” from Catholic Culture, July 21: Two Pakistani Christians acquitted of blasphemy charges were murdered on July 19 as they left the courthouse. A police officer who accompanied them was injured in the attack. […]
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Fitzgerald: What To Do About Pakistan’s “Mistrust”
Another day, another Donors’ Conference, in downtown Kabul. Again, it will be the non-Muslim nations who will commit, and actually deliver, still more tens of billions to a place, Afghanistan, that was never a nation but always a collection of warring tribes – and even warring families, and individuals. Afghanistan is of no real consequence […]
Pakistan: After Muslims call for murder, two Christians shot dead outside courtroom where they were to face blasphemy charges
An update on this story. They would have faced the death penalty in court as well, and remember: this is all about the alleged distribution of Christian literature. Blood for pamphlets. “Pakistan: Christian brothers shot dead for ‘blasphemy’,” from AdnKronos International, July 20: Faisalabad, 20 July (AKI) – Two brothers were shot dead outside a […]
India’s home minister: Pakistan’s ISI orchestrated Mumbai jihadist attacks
And yet the Pakistani foreign minister quoted below seems baffled as to why this is such a sore spot for India. “India: ISI ”controlled” Mumbai attack,” from AdnKronos International, July 16: New Delhi, 16 July (AKI) – Pakistan’s intelligence service orchestrated the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the Indian home secretary said, in one of the most […]
Pakistan: Muslims call for murder of two Christians accused of “blasphemy”
Christians are fleeing the area in large numbers — understandably. Islamic Tolerance Alert from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: “Christians flee violence by Islamic extremists in Faisalabad,” from AsiaNews, July 16 (thanks to all who sent this in): Faisalabad (AsiaNews) – A large number of Christians has fled Waris Pura, on the outskirts of Faisalabad, […]
Sunni Muslims ambush, murder 16 Shi’ite Muslims in Pakistan
Look at the AFP headline: “Gunmen kill 16 Shiite Muslims in Pakistan: officials.” Note how the mainstream media readily identifies the victims as Muslims, but not the perpetrators, even though they were just as Muslim as their victims, and were killing them at least in part because they regarded them as Rafidite dogs, heretics from […]
Honor killing in Pakistan: Muslim guns down his mother for leaving the house
Sharia dictates that a woman is not to leave the house without permission from her husband or father. “Woman gunned down by son over ‘honour,’” from the Daily Times, July 14 (thanks to Block Ness): KARACHI: A man shot his mother dead allegedly over honour at their house in Shershah police precincts on Tuesday. According […]
Pakistan: Hindu boy drinks from water cooler near mosque; outraged Muslims drive Hindus into cattle pen
A civilized, stable society requires anger management, not to mention a well considered set of priorities. The sense of entitlement to rule, and to retaliate against the slightest insults, and the imperative to wage jihad to achieve and maintain dominance promote neither quality. Lacking those, one finds scenes like this. “Hindus hounded into cattle pen […]
Pakistan sentences woman to be stoned to death for “illicit relations”: walking together with a man
Just as the media outrage over the planned stoning of an accused adulteress in Iran is winding down, with the predictable claims that Islam doesn’t sanction stoning, more Misunderstanders of Islam crop up, this time in Pakistan. “WAF outraged at jirga’s judgment of stoning to death,” from the Daily Times, July 9 (thanks to Kisan): […]
Pakistan: Christian students suffer violence, discrimination
Islamic Tolerance Alert: why is it that Pakistan is so full of Misunderstanders of their tolerant, peaceful faith, such that they keep terrorizing the Christians there? “Christian students in Pakistan are victims of violence and discrimination,” from AsiaNews, July 10 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Lahore (AsiaNews) – Students of Pakistan’s religious minorities, including Christians, are […]