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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:42 pm
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PAKISTAN : Hight of Islamic Brutality
The three reported cases of rape and one man charged under the blasphemy law out of many incidents happened only in the month of September, 2005. Alarming number of similar cases are not reported due to death threats, police oppression, and family honor. By Steve Almas
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A Christian woman has accused three men of repeatedly raping her earlier this month and attempting to force her to convert to Islam, according to a September 27th report from Compass Direct. Testifying in court on September 22nd, Ribqa (22) said Ghulam Abbas and Mohammad Kashif drugged her on September 2nd and took her to Lahore, approximately 100 km from her home. Upon arrival, she was repeatedly raped throughout the night. They threatened to kill her and her family if she did not recite the Islamic creed, which would have been considered an official conversion to Islam. She refused, saying she would rather die than renounce her faith.
The next morning she was handed over to another man who was supposed to take her home. Instead, he raped her several times over the next three days. Finally on September 6th she was finally left at a bus stop in Faisalabad Ribqa hired a rickshaw to take her to her uncle's home where she called her parents. Only one man, Abbas, has been taken into custody, and he denies the charges. Ribqa still has difficulty walking because of her injuries. Many girls do not report rapes because of the impact on their family honor, which often is a matter of life and death in Pakistan. "Nobody wants to marry these girls, even though they are innocent," said Khalil Tahir, a lawyer. Father Paschal Paulus, her priest, credits the family for their willingness to stand with Ribqa. Her six younger siblings have been forced to leave school because of taunts and threats. The family has also been threatened by Muslim neighbors if they do not drop the charges.
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PAKISTAN : Hight of Islamic Brutality
The three reported cases of rape and one man charged under the blasphemy law out of many incidents happened only in the month of September, 2005. Alarming number of similar cases are not reported due to death threats, police oppression, and family honor. By Steve Almas
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A Christian woman has accused three men of repeatedly raping her earlier this month and attempting to force her to convert to Islam, according to a September 27th report from Compass Direct. Testifying in court on September 22nd, Ribqa (22) said Ghulam Abbas and Mohammad Kashif drugged her on September 2nd and took her to Lahore, approximately 100 km from her home. Upon arrival, she was repeatedly raped throughout the night. They threatened to kill her and her family if she did not recite the Islamic creed, which would have been considered an official conversion to Islam. She refused, saying she would rather die than renounce her faith.
The next morning she was handed over to another man who was supposed to take her home. Instead, he raped her several times over the next three days. Finally on September 6th she was finally left at a bus stop in Faisalabad Ribqa hired a rickshaw to take her to her uncle's home where she called her parents. Only one man, Abbas, has been taken into custody, and he denies the charges. Ribqa still has difficulty walking because of her injuries. Many girls do not report rapes because of the impact on their family honor, which often is a matter of life and death in Pakistan. "Nobody wants to marry these girls, even though they are innocent," said Khalil Tahir, a lawyer. Father Paschal Paulus, her priest, credits the family for their willingness to stand with Ribqa. Her six younger siblings have been forced to leave school because of taunts and threats. The family has also been threatened by Muslim neighbors if they do not drop the charges.
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