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To: kumar who wrote (222980)	3/7/2007 11:46:26 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) of 281500

Terrorizing Christian Women - In Pakistan, misogyny and religious intolerance run rampant. <snip> Another form of persecution against Christians is Pakistan's blasphemy laws, which stipulate life imprisonment for defamation of the Qur'an and a death sentence for blasphemy against Muhammad. No blasphemy convict has been executed since the law was established in 1986, but extra-judicial killings of blasphemy prisoners are common, according to Compass. At least 23 people involved in blasphemy cases have been murdered in Pakistan, according to the National Commission for Justice and Peace. A quarter of the victims were Christians, although Christians constitute less than 2 percent of the country's population. Ninety-seven percent of Pakistan is Islamic. Pakistan was recommended by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in May 2006 to be designated a "Country of Particular Concern" by the Department of State because of the government's toleration of "systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom." </snip> christianitytoday.com

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