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Pak Hindu girls forced to convert to Islam
Mid day ^ | November 13, 2005 | Hasan Mansoor

Posted on 11/26/2005 7:53:06 AM PST by Gengis Khan

 Pak Hindu girls forced to convert to Islam
   By: Hasan Mansoor
   November 13, 2005

When a Hindu girl is converted to Islam, hundreds of extremists belonging to religious parties such as Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI), take to the streets and chant religious slogans
Karachi: An alarming trend — that of Muslims kidnapping Pakistani Hindu girls and forcing them to convert to Islam — in Pakistan’s Sindh province is forcing the worried resident Hindu community to marry off their daughters as soon as they are of marriageable age or to migrate to India, Canada or other nations.

Recently, at least 19 such abduction cases have occurred in Karachi alone, while several others have been reported in the media.

Sanao Menghwar, a Hindu resident of Karachi’s Punjab Colony, is a traumatised man; all three of his daughters —Aishwarya, Reena and Reema — have been kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam.

In the police complaint that he filed at the behest of the Panchayat after two days of futile searching for his daughters, he stated that when he and his wife returned home from work, they discovered their daughters had gone missing.

The police arrested three Muslim youths in connection with the crime, who were later granted bail by a court because they’re minors. Menghwar’s daughters continue to remain missing.

“Kidnapping Hindu girls like this has become a normal practice. The girls are then forced to sign stamp papers stating that they’ve become Muslims,” says Laljee Menghwar, a member of the Hindu Panchayat in Karachi.

According to him, the Pakistani government needs to examine and put a stop to the social oppression of religious minorities in the country. “Hindus here are too frightened to vent their anger — they fear victimisation. But we have now decided to go public with these cases and demand justice,” Laljee says. Their cause has found support in the Pakistani Christian community, who carried out a demonstration with them in Karachi, protesting against this crime.

Similarly startling incidents have occurred in several districts of Sindh and evoked identical responses. At least six Hindu girls met this fate a few months ago in Jacobabad (a tribal area heavily inhabited by Hindus) and Larkana districts.

Sapna, the daughter of one Seth Giyanchand, was recently taken to a shrine (Amrote in Shikarpur district) by Shamsuddin Dasti. Dasti, a Muslim friend of Sapna’s brother, is a married man and father of two.

Nevertheless, the custodian of the shrine, Maulvi Abdul Aziz lost no time in converting Sapna to Islam (her names was changed to ‘Mehek’) and marrying her to Dasti. The case came to light only when Sapna’s parents stated that their daughter hadn’t eloped but been abducted.

Human rights activists, such as Nuzhat Shirin who belongs to the Aurat Foundation, says that religious extremism is rapidly increasing in Jacobabad and other Sindh districts.

Extremists in turn encourage shrines, which are involved with forced conversions. When a Hindu girl is converted to Islam, hundreds of extremists belonging to religious parties such as Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI), take to the streets and chant religious slogans.

In Sapna’s case, when she was presented in court with Dasti, extremists showered rose petals on them and loudly chanted religious slogans. The fanaticism was so daunting that Sapna was too frightened to even speak with her own parents who were also present in the courtroom. At that, Maulvi Aziz, who was also standing in the courtroom, was said to have remarked, “How can a Muslim girl live and maintain contact with kafirs (infidels)?”

Sapna’s story sparked widespread demonstrations by the Hindu community. Presidents and mukhis of Panchayats from various towns and districts met in Jacobabad to discuss this serious issue. Activists and leaders from educated segments of society strongly criticised the role of religious leaders, like Maulvi Aziz, in these forced conversion cases.

Still, the threat of victimisation by Muslims is palpable; Shirin says when forced conversion cases make it to court, lawyers themselves avoid taking them up, fearing a backlash from maulvis.

Giyanchand meanwhile has said that he has no other option but to migrate to India — it will be difficult for him to find grooms for his other daughters because of Sapna’s controversial conversion.

And forced conversions are not the only problem that the Hindu minority (there are 2.7 million Hindus in Pakistan; Pakistan’s total population is 140 million) is facing in the country.

A powerful syndicate of bandits and patrons in the northern districts of Sindh regularly kidnap rich Hindus for ransom. They not kill hostages if the ransom doesn’t arrive on time, they even kill some despite their ransom being paid.

Sadham Chand Chawla, the former president of the Hindu Panchayat, Jacobabad, was abducted and murdered. His killers remain at large despite enormous protests. Following his murder, his family had received several threats until they secretly migrated to India.
Kidnap Hindu Girl, Force Marriage to Muslim: Pakistan
By J. Grant Swank Jr. (11/25/05)

Sanao Menghwar has had three of his daughters kidnapped, then forced to marry Muslim men. That means that the young women were coerced into becoming Islamics.

This happens daily, particularly in the Pakistani Sindh province, according to Hasan Mansoor, reporter, Midday.com.

Other Hindus in the province worry when their daughters will disappear. Therefore, there are entire Hindu families leaving Pakistan for Canada, India or other nations.Menghewar and his wife left their house on errands. When they returned to their residence, their daughters were missing. They reported the missing young women to the police department, filing the necessary papers. Neighbors helped them on a search party to locate the daughters, but to no avail.

Menghwar’s daughters have yet to be found. However, authorities have arrested three Islamic young men assumed to be connected with the girls’ kidnapping. The men have been released on bail by a court due to the men being minors.


"’Kidnapping Hindu girls like this has become a normal practice. The girls are then forced to sign stamp papers stating that they’ve become Muslims,’ says Laljee Menghwar, a member of the Hindu Panchayat in Karachi."

Because of Muslim threats, Hindus have had to turn to what those in the Netherlands are resorting to. Both areas have been under extreme pressure from maiming and killing Islamics so that the local citizens have put into action what one person refers to as "self-censorship."

There is no talk. There is no public utterance. There is nothing said negatively about the Muslims in the area for fear of being slain.

So it is that Islamic killers international could overtake country after country, area after area. Instill such fear in the people that no one speaks the facts concerning local Islamics kidnapping and killing; therefore, they have open skies to do just that — more so.

"’Hindus here are too frightened to vent their anger — they fear victimization,’ said one local."

Nevertheless, Pakistani Christian community members have come to their aid. The Christians have organized support for the Hindus persecuted by Muslims. The Christians have "carried out a demonstration with them in Karachi, protesting against this crime.

"Similarly startling incidents have occurred in several districts of Sindh and evoked identical responses. At least six Hindu girls met this fate a few months ago in Jacobabad (a tribal area heavily inhabited by Hindus) and Larkana districts.

"Sapna, the daughter of one Seth Giyanchand, was recently taken to a shrine (Amrote in Shikarpur district) by Shamsuddin Dasti. Dasti, a Muslim friend of Sapna’s brother, is a married man and father of two.

"Nevertheless, the custodian of the shrine, Maulvi Abdul Aziz lost no time in converting Sapna to Islam (her name was changed to ‘Mehek’) and marrying her to Dasti. The case came to light only when Sapna’s parents stated that their daughter hadn’t eloped but had been abducted."

Islamic fanaticism is increasing alarmingly, according to Nuzzhat Shirin of the Aurat Foundation. The fanatics erect shrines that are used in coercing "conversions." When a Hindu is forced to become a Muslim, zealot Islamics gather at the shrines, chanting and singing and marching in the streets.

Such a ruckus is made that if the young kidnapped girl appears in court, the fanatic Muslims yell, scream, throw rose petals into the air and follow the youth into the building so that she is so intimidated that she can hardly speak.

It is Muslim winning by intimidation. It is Muslim overcoming a culture by threatening. It is by Islamics abducting young girls that an entire community is snuffed out by moving away or succumbing to the Muslim murderers global.


"The threat of victimization by Muslims is palpable; Shirin says when forced conversion cases make it to court, lawyers themselves avoid taking them up, fearing a backlash from maulvis."

It is the same with so-called "honor killing." When Muslim males slay a Hindu female whom they have accused of dishonoring the clan in some way, usually police and media say nothing, looking the other way. Therefore, the slaughtering of innocent females continues daily.

"And forced conversions are not the only problem that the Hindu minority (there are 2.7 million Hindus in Pakistan; Pakistan’s total population is 140 million) is facing in the country.

"A powerful syndicate of bandits and patrons in the northern districts of Sindh regularly kidnap rich Hindus for ransom. They not only kill hostages if the ransom doesn’t arrive on time, they even kill some despite their ransom being paid.

"Sadham Chand Chawla, the former president of the Hindu Panchayat, Jacobabad, was abducted and murdered. His killers remain at large despite enormous protests. Following his murder, his family had received several threats until they secretly migrated to India."

Copyright © 2005 by J. Grant Swank, Jr.

Ed: Views are those of individual authors and not necessarily those of American Daily.

 

Hindu girls increasingly facing abduction in Pak

Karachi: Hindu girls in Pakistan are facing an increasing risk of being abducted, even as one more such case has come to light in the Sindh province’s Nawabshah district. According to the Dawn, a primary school teacher allegedly abducted a Hindu girl Amrita Kumari a few days ago, and the girl has not been traced so far.

The latest abduction case drew the Hindu community to set up a panchayat to air their grievance before the local and provincial governments.

Following the pressure mounted by the Hindu community, the local government of Nawabshah district ordered an inquiry into the alleged kidnapping, while the Sindh government assured “safety and security” for the minority community.

Nawabshah district Nazim Ms Faryal Talpur, while ordering inquiry into the alleged case, said that she was serving the people of Nawabshah “without discrimination” and safety and security of minorities was the responsibility of the district government.

She directed the executive district officer education to coordinate with police officials and if the school-teacher was found guilty, strict disciplinary and departmental action would be taken against him, said the paper.

Meanwhile, the Sindh province government has also directed the provincial police to conduct an inquiry. Ghulam Rasool Unnar, Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Political Affairs said that the Hindu community was “safe and secure” and he had assured them of cooperation and justice.

Hindu Human Rights Protest on Sunday 18 December 2005 to the Pakistan Government for Human Rights Abuses upon the Hindu Minority

 

The recent upsurge in the kidnappings of Hindu women and girls in Pakistan has raised deep concerns about the rights and future of the Hindu minority in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

(PRWEB) November 22, 2005 -- The recent upsurge in the kidnappings of Hindu women and girls in Pakistan has raised deep concerns about the rights and future of the Hindu minority in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Reports suggest that murders and lootings of Hindus have also been on the increase in Pakistan. Numerous Hindu temples have been vandalised or destroyed in the last few years.

The small Hindu minority lives in constant fear of persecution and harassment in Pakistan. Yet the authorities have failed in every case to take action against known criminals and have yet to lift a finger to help find those Hindus who are still missing. Indeed, the constitution and legal system of the country openly discriminates against the Hindu minority. Enough is enough and it is time for all civilised people to stand up and let their voices be heard in a protest to the Pakistani authorities.

Before independence from colonial rule, in 1947, Hindus made up approximately 25% of the population of what became Pakistan. Even
after the Partition of the Indian Sub-continent, Hindus were still a 15% minority in that region. Today, repeated genocide and ethnic cleansing has forced the number of Hindus down to below 2% of the population – however this represents more than 5 times the number of Hindus living here in the UK.

Join us to protest against the ongoing Human Rights abuses against the Hindu minority in Pakistan on Sunday 18 December 2005 from 12 pm
onwards outside the Pakistan High Commission, 34-36 Lowndes Square, London. Nearest tube station: Knightsbridge (Piccadilly line).

Hindu Human Rights
Serving Hindus Worldwide



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1 posted on 11/26/2005 7:53:07 AM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: Gengis Khan
http://web.mid-day.com/news/world/2005/november/123248.htm
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2 posted on 11/26/2005 7:54:10 AM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: sukhoi-30mki; Cronos; CarrotAndStick; razoroccam; Arjun; samsonite; Bombay Bloke; mindfever; ...

Ping!


3 posted on 11/26/2005 7:54:55 AM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: Gengis Khan

This should not be a shock to anyone with a brain. Fits the exact pattern and historical record, folks need to read Spencer's book "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades", excellent overview. The Left/Muslims will slam Spencer but they never refute his information--strange...


4 posted on 11/26/2005 7:58:44 AM PST by brushcop (We lift up our military serving in harm's way and pray for total victory and a safe return.)
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To: Gengis Khan

Too bad the ACLU can't get involved! They would protect the rights of the Muslims to the point where the legal system is tied-up in knots while Hindu girls continue to be kidnapped and degraded.

Ah, the ACLU. Just like what has posted several days ago. Equality under the law is all important - evil is a matter of opinion. NICE VALUES!


5 posted on 11/26/2005 7:59:18 AM PST by whitedog57 (Holland)
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To: Gengis Khan

WOW...she's hot!


6 posted on 11/26/2005 8:01:56 AM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: Gengis Khan

I hate to say this but the Hidus are not much better. Several members of our church went to India on a mission trip and in one village where many people accepted and converted to Christianity and started a church, the locals are threatening to kill the people if they do not convert back to Hinduism.


7 posted on 11/26/2005 8:02:50 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: Gengis Khan
It is Muslim winning by intimidation. It is Muslim overcoming a culture by threatening. It is by Islamics abducting young girls that an entire community is snuffed out by moving away or succumbing to the Muslim murderers global.

With over 14 centuries of practice.

8 posted on 11/26/2005 8:05:12 AM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: Gengis Khan
...Muslims kidnapping Pakistani Hindu girls and forcing them to
convert to Islam...


No swords?
No beheadings?

Finally, we've found those rumoured "moderate Muslims".

Nice to see they've advanced to forced conversion by kidnapping
and left that old "conversion at the point of a sword" in the past.

Of course, that probably means they are not being good Muslims and
obeying all of the Koran and the Hadiths.
9 posted on 11/26/2005 8:07:31 AM PST by VOA
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To: Blood of Tyrants

That's a pretty broad brush you're painting with. Contrast India and her Islamic appendages that were severed off in 1947.

And yes, hate-based violence only happens in India. /sarc.


10 posted on 11/26/2005 8:07:42 AM PST by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: ncountylee

I am curiously aroused by the line of her what I believe to be her forehead...the way the cloth subtly protrudes over the tip of what appears to be her nose.


11 posted on 11/26/2005 8:09:00 AM PST by Recovering Hermit (Amateur naked ear squatter.)
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Sounds like they are finally becoming more civilized. Forced converstion is a step up from beheading and suicide bombing. In another five centuries they may be civilizied.


12 posted on 11/26/2005 8:10:10 AM PST by SmoothTalker
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To: Recovering Hermit
I am curiously aroused by the line of her what I believe to be her forehead...the way the cloth subtly protrudes over the tip of what appears to be her nose.

Take the burqa out already!

13 posted on 11/26/2005 8:21:15 AM PST by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
"I hate to say this but the Hidus are not much better"

The Hindus are a whole lot better than muslims, there is a Christian population in India of over 24 million - and growing. They generally live in peace, inspite of some extremist Hindus.

From what I've read the 'persecution' of Christians in India rarely ever includes killings, and is generally confined to what we'd call "hate" literature and other forms of intimidation. Sometimes there is violence, but unlike most Islamic states, Christians can at least live in India and have government protection.

14 posted on 11/26/2005 8:25:31 AM PST by TheCrusader ("The frenzy of the mohammedans has devastated the Churches of God" Pope Urban II ~ 1097A.D.)
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To: Gengis Khan

This is a stunt coordinated by GWB to make muslims look bad. Bush is paying radical Christian extremists to kidnap and torture Jews by waving money under their noses. The Christians are forcing the Jews to pose as muslims and make them kidnap the Hindus. Anyone should be able to see this clear as day.


15 posted on 11/26/2005 8:27:32 AM PST by RouxStir (Peaceful Muslim?.....The Ultimate Oxymoron.)
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To: Gengis Khan
forcing the worried resident Hindu community to marry off their daughters as soon as they are of marriageable age

And what age would that be .... 11 maybe?

16 posted on 11/26/2005 8:27:38 AM PST by hillary's_fat_a**
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To: ncountylee
When a Hindu girl is converted to Islam, hundreds of extremists belonging to religious parties such as Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI), take to the streets and chant religious slogans...

"Hurrah...God is great! We have used fear and intimidation to change the heart of another true believer. Islam is so good, it (almost) sells itself!"

17 posted on 11/26/2005 8:28:15 AM PST by Dark Skies ("The sleeper must awaken!")
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To: RouxStir

Oops, I forgot, the Palestinians are also, somehow, being persecuted in this scenario.


18 posted on 11/26/2005 8:29:35 AM PST by RouxStir (Peaceful Muslim?.....The Ultimate Oxymoron.)
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To: brushcop

excellent book


19 posted on 11/26/2005 8:42:57 AM PST by shooter223 (the government should fear the citizens......not the other way around)
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To: Gengis Khan
Ah yes, the wonderful, tolerant, "religion of peace". Attacking and harassing defenseless, young girls and woman. How courageous of them.

Nothing but an ignorant, hyper-violent, gang of murderous thugs who run away like 2 year olds when confronted with the possibility of a good ass kicking.

Homicidal Automatons. How anybody can make excuses for the actions of these lunatics is totally beyond me.
20 posted on 11/26/2005 8:44:08 AM PST by headstamp
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