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Love jihad sparks protests in Pakistan Activists demand legislation to stop forced religious conversions and abduction of minority girls Samson Salamat (right), chairman of Rawadari Tehreek, addresses a protest camp against forced conversions in front of Lahore Press Club on March 8. (Photo: Samson Salamat) Mehmood Ghaznavi remembers rejecting the case of a Pakistani Christian girl converting to Islam for marriage four years ago. “She knew nothing about Kalma [the Islamic proclamation of fait...

Kerala BJP president K Surendran has said ‘love jihad (interfaith marriage)’ has become a worrisome trend in the state and claimed that even Christian leaders have raised concerns about forced conversions.

Nine Christians Arrested in India for Alleged ‘Forced Conversions’ 6 Feb 2021 Police arrested nine Christians in central India based on complaints of forced conversions from a Hindu nationalist group, AsiaNews reported Friday. A mob from the Bajrang Da, the youth wing of the Hindu nationalist Vishva Hindu Parishad organization (VHP), stormed a Pentecostal prayer meeting held at a center run by a Catholic non-profit group called the Sat Prakashan Sanchar Kendra on January 26. Present at the ...

Christians barred from holding religious services in southern India Christian families in Karnataka accused of fraudulent conversion to take advantage of state benefits Christians demonstrate in New Delhi asserting their constitutional right to freedom of religion on May 13, 2016. (Photo: UCA News/IANS) Police in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have banned a Christian community from gathering for worship services. The 15 Christian families from Bannimardatti village in Hassan district w...

Uproar over rape of Christian women in Pakistan Christian leaders say increasing cases of rape and forced conversion have spread insecurity among the marginalized community National Lobbying Delegation member Khalid Shehzad (second right) with the family of the slain sisters in Lahore on Jan. 9. (Photo: Khalid Shehzad) Rani Bibi was barred from opening the coffin to see the faces of her daughters, slaughtered by Muslim men and buried last week. Wailing women gathered around trying to comfort he...

South Asian human rights body slams Pak over forced conversion of Hindu girls ANI | Updated: Dec 24, 2020 11:16 IST Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI): In light of a 17-year old Hindu girl who died by suicide in October this year after she was allegedly raped last year, in Pakistans Tharparkar district, a body of South Asian human rights groups has slammed Islamabad for unchecked forced conversion of Hindus living in the country, particularly minor Hin...

Centre for Social Justice organizes session on “Forced Conversion” December 17, 2020 RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) organized a session on “Forced Conversion” at Bright Hall School in Satellite Town Rawalpindi as part of a series of events initiated for the capacity building of minority leaders. The session was organized under the auspices of the Coordinator Samuel Bashir and Jayaa Jaggi. The session was joined by journalists, students, academia experts, civ...

December 13, 2020 Pakistan’s track record of abductions and forced marriages of minor girls belonging to minority groups is no secret. But, a society can reflect on its self only if it wishes to Picture source white star. On October 19, Senator Anwar Ul Haq Kakar made a surprising statement suggesting that the faith conversions of minority girls were not forced but willful marriages. Dilating on the subject he further stated that the conversions were occurring due to economic factors. This r...