Islam - Asia > Pork and Prayer don't mix in Islam; 6 y/o boy beaten for tearing Quranic verses; Muslim rapes, videos, blackmails Dalit woman; Trapped in Islam

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Indonesia jails woman who said Muslim prayer before eating pork

Reuters, September 20, 2023:

JAKARTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) – An Indonesian court sentenced a woman to two years in prison this week for violating the country’s blasphemy law after she posted a video on social media site TikTok in which she said a Muslim prayer before eating pork….

Lina Lutfiawati, also known as Lina Mukherjee, who identifies as being Muslim according to court documents, posted a video TikTok in March in which she said the prayer, which translates to ‘in the name of God’, before eating crispy pork skin.

The court in the Indonesian city of Palembang, on Sumatra island, sentenced Lina for her actions on Tuesday and found she deliberately “spread information that was intended to incite hate or individual/group enmity based on religion,” according to a court document.

It ordered her to pay a fine of 250 million rupiah ($16,249.59)….

Pakistan: Six-year-old child brutally beaten for tearing a page

containing Qur’anic text from his schoolbook

SEP 21, 2023 4:00 PM BY ROBERT SPENCER

The book is more important than the human being, as the human being is an unbeliever, “the most vile of created beings” (Qur’an 98:6).

Two Blasphemy Incidents Shake Lahore and Khanewal on a Single Day: 

Innocence and Accusations

British Asian Christian Association, September 20, 2023 

In a nation where religious sensitivities often run high, Pakistan has been marred by a recurring issue – blasphemy allegations.

These allegations, whether genuine or fabricated, have the power to disrupt lives and communities.

Recently, two distressing incidents unfolded in Lahore and Khanewal, shedding light on the continuing challenges faced by religious minorities and the alarming misuse of blasphemy laws.

Beaten for a Torn Page: Khanewal Incident

In Khanewal, a horrifying incident unfolded as a young child, aged between 6 and 7 years, was brutally beaten after being accused of tearing a page containing Quranic text from his Islamiyat textbook. Islamiyat is a compulsory subject on Islamic education taught in public schools across Pakistan. Unaware of the consequences that would follow, the child discarded an already torn page into a dustbin. However, the teacher discovered the page, leading to the merciless beating of the innocent child and the false accusation that he had intentionally ripped the page out of the book.

The child’s parents, upon learning of the brutal treatment their son had endured, visited the school to seek answers. Instead of receiving support, they were subjected to abuse and threats. School authorities even summoned a local Muslim cleric to further intimidate the family.

The District Police Officer, Khanewal has been notified of the situation, he has assured the Christian community of safety and vowed to uphold law and order in the area. This incident however, exemplifies the rising tensions and lack of religious tolerance that persistently threaten minority communities in Pakistan.

Our team in Pakistan has not yet been able to make contact with the family to offer help.

Accused of Desecrating the Quran: Lahore Incident

In another distressing incident, a couple, Kiran Shoukat (35 yrs) and her husband Shoukat Masih (40 yrs), residents of Chaudhary Colony in Lahore Cantt, found themselves accused of desecrating the Quran. The complainant, Muhammad Taimur, alleged discovering torn Quranic pages in a pink bag on the first floor of the couple’s residence.

According to Taimur’s account, he stumbled upon the torn pages while visiting a stall selling pre-seasoned meats in the local area around 12:15 am on September 8th. He said that he then followed a trail of scattered pages of the Koran, which he traced back to the couple’s home.

Upon arriving at the parents’ home, Mr. Taimur inquired if Mrs. Shoukat knew about some pages strewn across the streets. He did not specify that they were from a Quran. When questioned by him, Mr. Shoukat suggested that her children, Sundas (8 yrs), Rubi (5 yrs), and son Sagir (7 yrs), might have inadvertently discarded the pages. Taimur then forced his way into the Christian couple’s home and claimed to have found a pink bag filled with such torn pages from the Quran.

Islamic hysteria

The complainant, Mr. Taimur, further asserted that he found the pages scattered on the roof of the Christian home as well. He began shouting loudly, referring to the Christian couple as ‘Churah’ (a derogatory term meaning dirty infidel). “You must die, you blasphemers!” he shouted, which led to an additional 15 local Muslim neighbors gathering at the terrified Christians’ home. The Muslim mob began beating the Christian parents with sticks, punches and kicks.

Mr. Taimur promptly called the police by dialing 15, and they arrived within 15 minutes to arrest the astonished and beleaguered Christian couple. The couple was then taken to Shumali Chauni Police Station in Lahore Cantt, leaving all three of their young and vulnerable children at home. At the police station, an FIR was registered against the couple under Section 295B of the Pakistan Penal Code….

Muslim man poses as Hindu, rapes, films, blackmails

Dalit woman in Lucknow

India Today, September 22, 2023:

A Dalit woman was allegedly raped by a Muslim man who befriended her after hiding his identity and posing as a Hindu in Lucknow. The accused allegedly mixed sedatives into the survivor’s cold drink and raped her. He even recorded the act and later blackmailed her to make the video viral.

The survivor told police that she had met the accused, Shoaib, six years ago, who had introduced himself as a Hindu man named Saurabh and befriended her.

After the duo grew close, the survivor asked Shoaib to meet her family for marriage, but he kept avoiding it by making excuses.

On the day of the incident, when the survivor was alone, Shoaib reached her house and made her drink a cold drink laced with sedatives. Shoaib then raped her and even recorded the act.

It was when the survivor confronted Shoaib after finding out about his real identity, he started threatening to make her video viral and blackmailed her.

Shoaib threatened her, saying he would kill her and her family if she informed the police….

When you are trapped by Islam, you're trapped.

Woman fails bid to leave Islam after relationship

with Muslim man ended

by Hidir Reduan Abdul Rashid, Malaysiakini, September 20, 2023:

The civil court denied a legal bid by a Sarawakian woman to return to Christianity after having embraced Islam to marry a Muslim man whom she ultimately did not wed when their relationship crumbled.

The 26-year-old woman’s counsel Iqbal Harith confirmed that the Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismissed her application for leave to commence judicial review.