Special Dispatch Series | No. 2551, 2552 | September 21, 2009
Dispatches on Christian Persecution in the Middle East and Pakistan
*Special Report No. 2552—Urdu-Pashtu Media Project
Pakistani Columnist Irfan Husain on the Burning Alive of Seven Christians in Gojra Town: 'If Muslims in the West Were Treated as We Treat Non-Muslim Citizens of Pakistan, There Would be Loud Accusations of Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Discrimination'
In a recent column, prominent Pakistani columnist Irfan Husain highlights the persecution of Christians, Hindus, and Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, especially the role of militant religious groups and police officials' failure to prosecute the perpetrators of violence against religious minorities. The column was written following seven Christians being burned alive and dozens of Christian homes being destroyed by angry Muslim protesters over the alleged desecration of the Holy Koran in the town of Gojra in the Toba Tek Singh district of Pakistan’s Punjab province.
To view some excerpts from the column, as published originally in English by the leading Pakistani daily Dawn, visit http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD255209.
*Special Report No. 2551—Kuwait/Reform Project
Kuwaiti Liberal: Persecution of Christians in the Middle East is Tantamount to Ethnic Cleansing
In an article in the Kuwaiti daily Al-Qabas, liberal Kuwaiti writer and commentator Ahmad Al-Sarraf criticized the Arab countries for persecuting and discriminating against their Christian minorities. He contended that this maltreatment is tantamount to ethnic cleansing, since it often forces Christians to leave their Muslim homeland and emigrate to the West. Al-Sarraf called on the Arab countries to treat their non-Muslim residents in the same way as they expect the West to treat its Muslim minorities.
To view excerpts from Al-Sarraf's article, visit http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD255109.
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