Religious Minorities in Pakistan Under Threat

The violence that we witnessed in Jaranwala last August is only the tip of the iceberg.

Sep 20, 2023

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A few weeks ago many in the world were shocked when footage from Jaranwala, in the Pakistani district of Punjab, came out. On August 16th an angry mob of 5,000 Muslims stormed the Christian area and attacked an estimated 400 houses of Christians living there. Houses were destroyed, set on fire, and ransacked of all valuables the attackers could lay thei…

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A guest post by

Sonja Dahlmans

Theologian, student Islamic Theology. Journalist, writing mainly on the Middle-East, Caucasus and North-Africa. Specialist Gender Specific Religious Persecution.