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Family flees 'horrific' abuse
Toronto Sun ^ | Dec. 29, 2009 | Tom Godfrey

Posted on 12/29/2009 5:56:13 AM PST by rickmichaels

A seven-year-old Pakistani girl and her family have been given asylum in Canada after reports the child was raped and left to die when her Christian father refused to convert to Islam.

The identities of Baby Neeha and her family are being protected by immigration officials, said human rights lawyer Chantal Desloges and One Free World International, a church that was instrumental in getting the family here.

The family arrived in Canada on Dec. 12 after a three-year battle by organizers to spirit them out of danger in Pakistan.

They are living in the Mississauga area and will be visited next month by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who was so touched by the family's plight that he doled out a ministerial permit, of which he has only issued two.

Church founder Rev. Majed El Shafie said the family of seven have been hiding from extremists in Pakistan for about three years.

Baby Neeha, at the age of 21/2, was raped by the son of her father's employer and left to die by the roadside, he said. No one was arrested for the crime.

"These horrific events took place because her father, who was Christian, refused to give in to pressure from his Muslim employer to convert to Islam," El Shafie said.

The family went underground in Pakistan to hide from Muslim extremists who were seeking revenge for their non-conversion, he said.

"The family has lived for years in hiding and in constant fear of being discovered by the employer's family or Islamic extremists," El Shafie said. "We are thrilled that she's finally in Canada."

Organizers said the case touched Kenney who decided to help the family.

"This case truly broke his heart and he (Kenney) considers himself lucky to have it within his powers to intervene," Kenney's spokesman Alykhan Velshi said yesterday. "Fortunately, they are now safely in Canada."

Kenney found out about the family's plight six months ago, Velshi said.

"He personally issued a special ministerial permit," he said. "There were significant difficulties in getting them out of Pakistan."

The family can now apply for permanent residency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, Velshi said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: exmuslims; pakistanichristians

1 posted on 12/29/2009 5:56:15 AM PST by rickmichaels
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To: rickmichaels

religion of peace?


2 posted on 12/29/2009 6:10:18 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: rickmichaels

Good thing the family sought asylum in Canada. Obama would have returned them to Pakistan in a heartbeat so muslim “justice” could have been completed.


3 posted on 12/29/2009 6:12:44 AM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
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To: rickmichaels

The religion of rape and murder.


4 posted on 12/29/2009 6:22:10 AM PST by Catholic Canadian ( I love Stephen Harper!)
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To: WayneS

Oh yes, very peaceful indeed! I would love to have a peaceful discussion with this guy. Of course I would want to bring a few things.....like say a chainsaw, a large hammer and LOTS of nails......you know, peaceful things.


5 posted on 12/29/2009 6:22:42 AM PST by highnoon (Hey buddy, can you spare a trillion?)
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To: highnoon

...don’t forget the vise-grip pliers and the blow-torch.


6 posted on 12/29/2009 6:25:01 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: rickmichaels

More evil from Islam....what a hateful, spiteful religion.

If a Christian did this to a family that was Islamic....the Liberal media would be bashing Christianity for a decade

I find it offensive that Islam refers to itself as the “Religion of Peace”

Islam is the Faith of Hate and the Cult of Insanity.


7 posted on 12/29/2009 7:07:46 AM PST by UCFRoadWarrior (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all FReepers)
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To: WayneS

and maybe a little acid.


8 posted on 12/29/2009 10:47:52 AM PST by Bluebeard16
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To: rickmichaels
This is what happens when you let Muslims breed in the wild.

They are long, long overdue for a massive cull.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

9 posted on 12/29/2009 1:36:53 PM PST by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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