Who Will Speak up for Persecuted Hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh?
ByKesh
On Monday, March 13, Delhi’s Karkardooma court convicted nine persons involved in the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. The court noted that the main objective of the convicts who joined the unruly mob guided by ‘communal feelings’ was to cause ‘maximum damage’ to the properties belonging to the people of the Hindu community.
In Pakistan’s Karachi, Holi was celebrated in all its splendour Wednesday. The Hindu community in the city came together to colour each other in various shades as a celebratory mood took over the streets even amid Pakistan’s many troubles. “Holi is a festival where the concept is about the victory of good over evil,” said Nandani Kothari, a women from the Pakistani Hindu community told the Associated Press.
When BBC Asian Network visited the Holi event in Leeds, plenty were getting involved.
The Yorkshire event is described as the biggest of its kind in the UK, featuring a host of performers throughout the day.
In another case of atrocities on Hindus in Pakistan, a Hindu lady was stripped, tortured, and gang raped by Muslim landlord Mohammad Akram when she went to him for wages
The minor is a resident of Naukot, Mirpur Khas district in Sindh province in Pakistan. According to her family, the girl was kidnapped on February 15 from Naukot market where she had gone with her younger brother to purchase vegetables.Pakistan: 17-year-old Hindu girl in Sindh kidnapped and converted to Islam
UK ‘Grooming Gangs’ report by Baroness Casey mentions “Islam” only once, “Muslims” nineteen times, and “Asian” 116 times. Most of the references to “Muslims” are bibliographical or references to Muslim women and children.
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