Young Christian girl raped and forced into Muslim marriage
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Young Christian girl raped and forced into Muslim marriage in Pakistan
A young Christian girl, named Mehwish Masih, has been kidnapped, raped, then forced into a Muslim marriage in Pakistan.
Mehwish Masih, an underaged Christian, has been forced into a Muslim marriage in Pakistan.
According to ChristianToday, the 14-year-old was abducted, raped, then forced into the marriage.
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14-year-old Mehwish Masih was abducted, raped and forced into an Islamic marriage in Pakistan
(christiantoday)
Her parents found out, after receiving a copy of her Islamic marriage certificate in the post.
The post came after Masih did not come back from her job, as a part-time cleaner at a house in Faisalabad.
Afterwards, her father, Tanveer Masih, was reportedly murdered by gunmen, for hiring a lawyer to handle the case, after selling his house.
Speaking on the unfortunate incident, Mehwish's mother, Najma Bibi said: "The
police have not done anything substantial to help my daughter, we now
have no money to defend our rights and without my husband we have no
voice. We live in a hopeless situation, we need help. I pray that my
daughter will continue to place her hope in Jesus Christ."
This is not the first time, a young girl has been forced into a Muslim marriage.
Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA), Wilson Chowdhry, says, at least, 700 girls are forced into marriages, every year.
"That
figure is said to be extremely conservative by Christian NGO's and we
continue to assert that many cases are unreported. People in the west
express great consternation that little is done to seek justice for
kidnapped daughters. Well here we see the result of taking action
against the perpetrators – a father has been murdered.
So
many factors have to be taken into account during such incidents and I
commend families who strive for justice, but equally I understand why so
many choose to do nothing bearing the pain to save what is left of
their families. Usually it will be the sons that are threatened but in
this case the absence of sons meant the rapists could kill the father
leaving the family without a patriarch and reciprocally without a
voice", he said.
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Over 700 girls are forced into marriages, every year, in Pakistan
(independent)
What do you think about this unfortunate incident?
