Posted on 12/29/2020 10:18:58 PM PST by xomething
The number of Pakistani girls being forced to convert to Islam has increased during the pandemic, human rights advocates say according to an Associated Press report.
Nearly 1,000 girls from religious minorities in Pakistan are are forced to convert to Islam each year, but since underage girls have been out of school due to the pandemic, predators looking to kidnap and force them to convert to Islam have taken advantage of the circumstances, according to the AP.
Usually, male acquaintances and relatives looking for brides kidnap the girls, who are often from impoverished Hindu families or are Christians. Sometimes the girls are taken by landlords who are seeking payment from the parents, and police may not intervene. The goal is to target virginal brides.
Neha, who was forcibly converted from Christianity at the age of 14 and married to a 45-year-old man with children older than her, told the AP that she was tricked into the marriage by an aunt she was close to. She said the aunt threatened to harm her 2-year-old brother if she refused to marry, so Neha had to sign a marriage certificate that included a name change to Fatima. She was then given a burqa by the man’s elder daughter before fleeing.
Her family feared what her new husband would to do them, and so she sought refuge at a Christian church where she lives and continues to have nightmares about her experience.
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Guess they missed the Gender studies classes Lindsey is promoting
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