Posted on 11/03/2020 3:11:12 AM PST by Cronos
A 13-year-old Christian girl was kidnapped in Pakistan and forced to marry a 44-year-old man who made her convert to Islam, campaigners say.
Arzoo Raja was abducted from her home in Karachi on October 13, and two days later her 'husband' produced a marriage certificate saying she was 18 and had converted to Islam.
The case has led to protests in Karachi and Lahore but a Pakistani court has upheld the marriage after her husband claimed she had converted of her own free will.
Arzoo tried to run to her mother during the court hearing but her husband held her in a tight grip to stop her from leaving, it is alleged.
Arzoo's father Raja said that his daughter had been abducted from the family home in Karachi's Railway Colony after her parents went to work.
When police contacted the family two days later they said that the 'husband' had already obtained a marriage certificate, according to a Christian group called the Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS).
'Very often young girls are threatened into giving statements to the court saying they have married and converted to Islam of their own free will,' said CLAAS UK director Nasir Saeed.
It is a very sensitive matter for Pakistani Christians but sadly it is all falling on the deaf ears of the politicians and the authorities.
'It is sad as the Pakistani police and courts have failed to respect their own laws, as well international standards, which are continuing to be ignored especially in forced conversion and forced marriage cases even in the higher courts.'
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Muzzues gonna Muz.
To get into Canada it doesn’t’t matter where you’re from, just call yourself a “Palestinian” and check the refugee box.
You can also get a free ride at any number of Universities if you agree to study Israeli apartheid.
Christians need not apply.
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Trust me - the immigration officer in the hijab will do what she needs to do.
Pray for them and also the Christians in Nigeria.
She was rape shortly after being grabbed.
Wouldn’t doubt that she is pregnant.
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Muslim culture coming to a neighborhood near you.
Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights tweeted that the Sindh High Court has ordered Arzoo Raja, a 13-year-old Christian girl, be recovered by police and moved into a shelter home. This comes almost a month after Arzoo’s parents claim their daughter was abducted, forcefully converted, and forcefully married by their 44-year-old Muslim neighbor.
taqiyaa: Muslim scholars teach that Muslims should generally be truthful to each other, unless the purpose of lying is to “smooth over differences” or “gain the upper-hand over an enemy.” There are several forms of lying to non-believers that are permitted under certain circumstances, the best known being taqiyya.
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