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| Stonewall |
11/02/2007 14:30
PAKISTAN
An 18-year-old Christian woman raped and forced to convert to Islam
by Qaiser Felix
A young Christian woman from Faisalabad is abducted by a Muslim man after visiting an aunt. She was held for ten days and forcibly converted to Islam. Despite a complaint from the victim’s father, the police have not yet taken any steps fearing the religious repercussions they may have.
Faisalabad (AsiaNews) – A young Christian woman was kidnapped, raped and forced to convert to Islam by a Muslim man in Faisalabad, Khalil Tahir, chairman of “Adal Trust,” a free legal aid organisation that helps minorities, told AsiaNews.
According to early reports, 18-year-old Razia went to visit her aunt on October 21 but never came home. Her parents went out looking for her but to no avail. They also contacted a Muslim man, Sajid, who had harassed her in the past, but he denied any knowledge of her whereabouts.
Razia did eventually make it home on October 31 in a state of shock. She told her parents that Sajid had abducted her, repeatedly raped her and forced her to convert to Islam. She is currently under medical care.
“The girl’s father went to the police to file a complaint on the evening of Razia’s return, but they were reluctant to register the case fearing that it might get out of proportion because of its religious element,” Khalil Tahir told AsiaNews.
For the time being “that man is free,” he said. “He can do whatever he wants,” he added, “but as a lawyer I’ll do everything in my power to help the family get justice in a Pakistani court.”
08/22/2007 PAKISTAN
Two Christian girls of 11 and 16 kidnapped, converted to Islam and forced to marry
by Qaiser Felix
07/11/2006 PAKISTAN
Christian kiln workers beaten
by Qaiser Felix
10/11/2006 IRAQ
Abducted and raped, young Christian women and girls are driven to suicide in Iraq
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Tyrannising the victims
October 29, 2007 3:47 pm admin2 Egptian News, Coptic News, General
By Nader Shukry - Watani Newspaper
The story of the disappearance of Tereza Awad Yanni last month began as a classical case of the disappearance of young Coptic Women. On 26 September the family of Yanni, who is an 18-year-old from Beni-Sweif in Lower Egypt, reported her missing and, as is the usual practice, the police procrastinated endlessly, and later said the girl was nowhere to be found.
Cover-up?
But the non-classical part of the story materialised some two weeks ago. In an absurd twist of fate, the police detained the young woman’s family-her father Awad Yanni, her uncle Eissa Yanni, and two cousins of the girl-on charges that they had abducted their own daughter. One Bassam Mohamed Yasser had filed a complaint to the police reporting that the girl had been with him since her disappearance; he had married her urfi, meaning unofficially, and that she had disappeared from where they had been living two days earlier. He accused her family of having abducted her.
The Yannis were released at dawn the following day after being questioned by the prosecutor. But the question remains: what happened to the girl? Her family is torn with fear that Yasser has in some way seriously harmed her and filed the complaint as a cover-up. The police has not found the girl and, if events take the classic turn, there are very serious doubts they ever will find her.
”He stays with us”
Last September twenty five men—10 Muslims and 15 Christians—were detained by the police in Alexandria in the aftermath of a street fight on the 30th Street in the district of Sidi-Bishr Qibli late on Friday 21 September.
The incident, as described by Watani, was strictly non-sectarian; it was a brawl the two sides of which happened to be one Muslim and the other Christian. It was not then clear why the fight had begun; but there were rumours that it was because a Coptic young man, 21-year-old Sami Samir, was thought to have been having an affair with a Muslim young woman.
Last week all the detainees were released except for Samir. When his father asked the security officials why his son was yet detained, he was merely told: “Your son will remain with us for a while.” The father has presented complaints to the authorities in Cairo, but the fact remains that Samir alone from among all those who took part in the fight is being detained.
Copyright © U.S. Copts Association
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| BeerPal |
What's your point? That Islamic fundamentalists are crazy, back-assward troglodytes? Tell us something we don't know. :rolleyes:
Our presence in Iraq will not change that. |
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| artechba |
| This is his jerkoff material |
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| Billyfromsphily |
| So she will live all the rest of her life as a practicing Muslim ? |
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| Stonewall |
Quote: Originally posted by BeerPal
What's your point? That Islamic fundamentalists are crazy, back-assward troglodytes? Tell us something we don't know. :rolleyes:
Our presence in Iraq will not change that. |
Who says these are fundamentalists? |
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| dredlocke |
| make another thread about it |
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| BeerPal |
Quote: Originally posted by Stonewall
Who says these are fundamentalists? |
No, you're right. Your average, run-of-the mill Muslim kidnaps women for rape and religious conversion all the time. What was I thinking? :rolleyes: |
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| artie84 |
Warren Steed Jeffs (born December 3, 1955 in San Francisco, California) is the leader of a controversial Mormon fundamentalist polygynist sect known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church).[2] Jeffs' position in this organization is reportedly that of an absolute ruler. Jeffs gained international notoriety in May 2006 when he was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on state charges related to his alleged arrangement of extralegal "marriages" between his adult male followers and underage girls. In May and July of 2007 the State of Arizona charged Jeffs with eight additional counts—including sexual conduct with minors and incest—in two separate cases.[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Jeffs
looks like its not just muslims doing this kind of thing... |
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| dredlocke |
Quote: Originally posted by BeerPal
No, you're right. Your average, run-of-the mill Muslim kidnaps women for rape and religious conversion all the time. What was I thinking? :rolleyes: |
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| Timmy |
| Sounds alot like my catholic school experience.:D |
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| Fdubya247 |
| We all know Stumpy just wants to be raped by a hairy Muslim too... |
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| Stonewall |
Quote: Originally posted by BeerPal
No, you're right. Your average, run-of-the mill Muslim kidnaps women for rape and religious conversion all the time. What was I thinking? :rolleyes: |
Your average, run-of-the-mill fundamentalist Muslim kidnaps women for rape and religious conversion all the time? |
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| dredlocke |
Quote: Originally posted by Stonewall
Your average, run-of-the-mill fundamentalist Muslim kidnaps women for rape and religious conversion all the time? |
not that I know of. do you? :jj: |
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Coptic demands submitted to the UN
Written by The Free Copts
Monday, 24 April 2006
Mr. Kofi A. Annan
Secretary General
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Dear Mr. Kofi A. Annan, As an ambassador of human rights and a beacon for equality we call upon you to stop the continuing injustices perpetrated against the Copts in Egypt. The promotion of respect for human rights has been an increasingly central goal of the United Nations. We ask that the United Nations recognize the pattern of violence and persecution against Copts in Egypt and help bring it to an end. We ask for an investigation and examination of the human rights abuses in Egypt specifically against the Coptic minority. In most recent Egyptian history there have been multiple internationally renowned events of violence against Copts in which the Egyptian government played a role by either idly watching as attacks ensued and/or absolving the perpetrators of these despicable, fatal and nationally damaging crimes.
The Egyptian government’s insistence on covering up these crimes further punishes the victims. As a response to these attacks the Egyptian government refuses to prosecute the persecutors and further harms the battered by forcing victims to abandon justice through the use of threats, intimidation, imprisonment and physical violence. Such a response makes the Egyptian government an equal participant in these crimes. It is absurd that it has gone unnoticed that the second largest recipient of US AID is guilty of such crimes against humanity.
The world has been presented time and time again with a library of events that demonstrate the suffering of Christians in Egypt. Feigning a perfect picture of Egypt will not exonerate the United Nations. Your duty and purpose is to sanction those who violate those most basic human rights. Despite clear violations of human rights the United Nations has turned a blind eye and has disregarded the pattern of persecution In Egypt.
The United Nations and United States is not following its own foreign policy when it continues to give financial assistance to a country that has a pattern and practice of abuse against the Coptic minority. The United States as well as other countries are well aware of the persecution in Egypt since they annually grant asylum to hundreds of Copts fleeing Egypt due to persecution. When a Coptic Christian is granted asylum by a foreign country there lies an indication that those governments acknowledge the existence of persecution in Egypt against Copts. It also means that they believe the Egyptian government is either unwilling or unable to control the violence against Copts.
Many foreign nations have a clear record and knowledge through their asylum cases of the persecution and violence against Copts via their asylum offices and federal immigration courts. On a daily basis asylum applicants testify before United States Immigration Judges in Federal Court and give testimony under the penalty of perjury about Coptic girls who are raped, Coptic children who are kidnapped, Coptic Churches and homes that are burned, Coptic worshippers who are attacked while in worship, Coptic fathers and husbands who are forced to watch their wives and daughters mutilated and raped, Coptic businesses that are looted and destroyed, Coptic people who are burned, shot and slaughtered senselessly in the streets.
With such an obvious knowledge and record of the violence Copts suffer in Egypt these human rights violations should be put to an end. Attached are only examples of events in recent history where the Egyptian government played a role in the violence against Copts.(see attachment) The Egyptian government clearly has failed to provide justice for the victims of religious persecution and violence. We ask that the United Nations protect a people who are denied justice in their own land. We ask that the United Nations conduct an international investigation examining those crimes committed against humanity based on religion in Egypt. Upon the eventual discovery of these crimes we demand that the United Nations assist the Coptic minority in accomplishing the following.
1. Equal representation throughout all government agencies and levels. Fair parliamentary representation of Christians, and fair opportunities for employment and promotion in the departments of Civil Service, Judiciary, educational institutions etc. must be ensured
2. Equal application of all laws to Copts. Any Discriminatory articles in the constitution or laws of Egypt to be repealed or amended to ensure that Christian citizens have their equal rights and are able to perform their duties to their society.
3. Police protection from attacks as opposed to the past indifference or active participation in the persecutory acts such as kidnappings and forced conversions.
4. Stop all discriminatory and abusive attacks on Christians and the Christian doctrine in the Media. Restrict the government-owned-and-controlled newspapers, television, and radio stations from conducting hate campaigns against Christians, labeling them as infidels which creates a climate of intolerance, in which attacks against Christians are easily initiated. Hold President Mubarak accountable for the incitement of violence in the media against Christians since it is evident based on the Egyptian penal code that he has stringent control over the media in Egypt. While it maybe a crime to insult the reputation of Egypt it is not a crime to incite violence against Christians and to promote and encourage discriminatory practices against them.
5. Rewrite the curricula to exclude all forms of implicit derogatory attacks on the Christian doctrine through the teaching of religion in schools. Asserting the important socio-economic and political role played by the Christian citizens towards the development of their nations. Acknowledge and respect the cultural identity of the Christian citizen and reintroduce the teaching of ethnic culture and history where applicable.
6. Grant all places of worship equal status before the law, with regards to construction, renovation and repair.
7. Provide freedom of worship to all Egyptian citizens which is granted, qualified and ensured for every citizen according to the ‘Declaration of Human Rights’ signed by most Muslim states. All forms of persecution of Christian converts should be stopped. Release those converts who were imprisoned and allow them to amend their status on identification documents. Identification according to religion on official identification documents must be abolished altogether.
8. Introduce tough penalties on Imams and mosque leaders who use their pulpits to insight religious hatred and attacks against Christians and their beliefs.
9. Prosecute Egyptian State Security personnel for harm caused to Copts in instances where they encourage attacks on Christians by watching idly as attacks ensue or participate in the attack. Testimony from victims illustrates how they stand by and watch as attacks ensue or encourage angry mobs by stomping on crosses. (caught on tape, go to www.freecopts.net)
10. Call for an International inquiry into the tragic events of El Kosheh and the reopening of the case files of the girls who were raped and forced to convert to Islam. The toughest penalties should be imposed on members of the Police Force and kidnappers alike for concealment of the truth and the whereabouts of kidnap victims. Returning the minors involved in some of these cases to their families immediately
In today’s hi-tech world it will become more and more difficult for President Mubarak to continue the concealment of the inequality and persecution of Egyptian Christians. The events described in the attached materials are only samples of the human rights violations in Egypt. In the past six (6) months alone there have been several documented major attacks on Coptic churches, people and property by large angry Islamic extremist filled mobs. With the aid of brave Coptic Christians some of these assaults have been caught on tape. A great deal of the footage describes in detail accounts of several eye witnesses that describe Egyptian Security officials taking an active role in the violence against Christians. These despicable acts will continue to come to the surface until it becomes clear to the entire world that there is in fact a pattern of practice in Egypt to persecute and discriminate Copts. We respectfully ask for your intervention and help to end these crimes against humanity. May you be guided accordingly.
Prepared by;
Caroline Labib Doss
Attorney At Law
2983 Kennedy Blvd., Suite 400Jersey City, NJ 07306
Fax: 201.418.9555
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| Stonewall |
Quote: Originally posted by dredlocke
not that I know of. do you? :jj: |
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