Posted on April 8, 2016 by beenasarwar
I wrote this for the Huffington Post after the attack on the Lahore park on Easter Sunday.
How Pakistan’s Religious Right Uses ‘Blasphemy’ to (try and) Usurp Political Power
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Filed under: Blasphemy Laws, Freedom of expression, Human rights | Tagged: blasphemy, Easter, Lahore blast, minorities, Pakistan, qadri | Leave a comment »
Posted on March 15, 2015 by beenasarwar
March 15: Activists protest in front of the Lahore Press Club in solidarity with Pakistan’s Christian community. Photo: courtesy Sajjad Anwar Mansoori
As I posted my last update about the third monthly Global Vigil of Pakistanis united against terrorism, March 15-16, 2015, to commemorate the Peshawar APS attack of Dec 16, 2014, news came in about the suicide attacks at two churches in Lahore – yet another horrible reminder of what happens when you keep snakes in your backyard and develop a culture of impunity. See my comment on the issue in Huffington Post, right after the Peshawar APS attack. It is a sign of the brutality and rage that engulfs Pakistan that a mob lynched, killed and burnt two men suspected of being co-conspirators in the attacks. Continue reading →
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Posted on February 7, 2012 by beenasarwar
Pakistan needs rule of law and de-politicisation of police. Those engaging criminal offences like hate speech, threats and incitement to violence, and vigilante violence must be charged, tried, prosecuted, and punished. We will not allow people in public office or public positions, like political parties and traders’ unions to go around supporting hate-campaigns and violence. Please sign this petition demanding an end to violence against religious communities in Pakistan Continue reading →
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Filed under: Communalism | Tagged: Ahmedis, Aiwan-e-Tawheed, Difa-e-Pakistan, Hazara, Jinnah, Jinnah speech, minorities, Pakistan, PML-N, political parties Pakistan, Shia, Traders union | 3 Comments »
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