Salma (name changed) was just a child, only 15 when her world changed forever last summer. In the heat of the southern Sindh province of Pakistan, in the remote Dadu district, she was married off to a man twice her age. The monsoon season was on the horizon, bringing with it […]
Despite concerted efforts by the Pakistani government and Islamist groups to suppress protest rallies and marches, Christians across several cities mobilized in significant numbers on August 11 to commemorate National Minorities Day. They called for an end to religious intolerance and the misuse of blasphemy laws. In 2009, the Pakistani government […]
The Family Court in Pattoki, Pakistan, has officially voided the involuntary marriage of Reeha Saleem, a 17-year-old Christian student from grade 8 who was abducted in 2019 while returning from school. She was forcibly converted to Islam and coerced into marrying her Muslim neighbor. In its judicial ruling, the court determined […]