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An Alarming New Bill Takes Aim at Pakistan’s Shias
February 09, 2023

An Alarming New Bill Takes Aim at Pakistan’s Shias

By Asad Gokal and Jaffer A. Mirza
Pakistan is strengthening  its controversial anti-blasphemy laws – with potentially deadly results for religious minority groups.

Pakistan Continues to Exhibit Gory ‘Islamophobia’ Against Ahmadis
February 14, 2022

Pakistan Continues to Exhibit Gory ‘Islamophobia’ Against Ahmadis

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan is indubitably more phobic of the Ahmadiyya sect, and their interpretation of Islam, than most of the states that Khan vocally deems “Islamophobic.”
Pakistan’s Social Media Is Overflowing With Hate Speech Against Ahmadis
July 30, 2021

Pakistan’s Social Media Is Overflowing With Hate Speech Against Ahmadis

By Tehreem Azeem
The minority community has always faced persecution in the real world. Online, it’s become even more common.

Imran Khan Has Normalized Prejudice in Pakistan
June 30, 2021

Imran Khan Has Normalized Prejudice in Pakistan

By Farahnaz Ispahani
Pakistan is already known for having little tolerance for its religious minorities. Khan and the PTI have aggravated the problem.

Pakistan’s Shias Face Double Threat: Extremists and Their Own Government
April 06, 2021

Pakistan’s Shias Face Double Threat: Extremists and Their Own Government

By Jaffer A. Mirza
With their safety at stake, Pakistan’s beleaguered Shia community is seeking justice from the country’s founder.

Pakistan Arrests 24 People Over Demolishing of Hindu Temple
January 01, 2021

Pakistan Arrests 24 People Over Demolishing of Hindu Temple

By Associated Press
A Hindu temple was set on fire and demolished by a mob led by supporters of a radical Islamist party.

Pakistan’s Hinduphobia
July 08, 2020

Pakistan’s Hinduphobia

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The government’s plan to support the Shri Krishna temple in Islamabad has sparked a predictable, but still deplorable, backlash.
COVID-19 Fans Religious Discrimination in Pakistan
April 28, 2020

COVID-19 Fans Religious Discrimination in Pakistan

By Jaffer Abbas Mirza
Referring to COVID-19 as “the Shia virus.” Denying aid to Christians and Hindus. These are only a few examples of faith-based discrimination in Pakistan.

Religious Minorities in ‘Naya Pakistan’
March 16, 2020

Religious Minorities in ‘Naya Pakistan’

By Jaffer A. Mirza
31 dead, 58 injured, and 25 blasphemy cases – that’s the toll taken on Pakistan’s religious minorities since Prime Minister Imran Khan took office.

Hindu Temple Handover: Inter-Faith Harmony on Display in Balochistan
February 12, 2020

Hindu Temple Handover: Inter-Faith Harmony on Display in Balochistan

By Adnan Aamir
A 200-year-old temple has been handed back to the local Hindu community after being taken over in 1947.

Ahmadis Once Again Fear the Fallout From Pakistan’s Political Tussles
October 28, 2019

Ahmadis Once Again Fear the Fallout From Pakistan’s Political Tussles

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
“All political issues, which have nothing to do with us, see us becoming the scapegoats,” says the Ahmadiyya community’s spokesperson.
What Really Caused the Violence of Partition?
August 28, 2019

What Really Caused the Violence of Partition?

By Guneeta Singh Bhalla
Neighbors didn’t kill neighbors in 1947. Contested Partition histories need a revisit, now more than ever.

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