A Pakistani teen who provoked an international outcry when she was falsely accused of burning Islam’s holy book is finally out of danger and settling into a new life in Canada.
But while Rimsha Masih and her family have been granted asylum and were quietly relocated to southern Ontario, life for much of the Christian community they left behind in Islamabad remains bleak.
Fearing vigilante justice in the wake of her case, many fled their homes in the city’s Mehrabadi district, according to lawyer Joseph Francis from the Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS).
Although Rimsha, now 16, was cleared when Muslim cleric Hafiz Mohammed Khalid Khalid was accused of fabricating evidence, many remain too scared to return.
"They are living on a wasteland on the side of the city, without houses, with jobs, without water sources, without electricity," Francis said. "They are suffering, they are being persecuted. Pakistan is not safe for Christians and ethnic minorities." Full story...
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But while Rimsha Masih and her family have been granted asylum and were quietly relocated to southern Ontario, life for much of the Christian community they left behind in Islamabad remains bleak.
Fearing vigilante justice in the wake of her case, many fled their homes in the city’s Mehrabadi district, according to lawyer Joseph Francis from the Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS).
Although Rimsha, now 16, was cleared when Muslim cleric Hafiz Mohammed Khalid Khalid was accused of fabricating evidence, many remain too scared to return.
"They are living on a wasteland on the side of the city, without houses, with jobs, without water sources, without electricity," Francis said. "They are suffering, they are being persecuted. Pakistan is not safe for Christians and ethnic minorities." Full story...
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