- forcibly converted into Islam
- forced to marry an old, Islamist man
- forced to wear a headscarf
- forced to change her Hindu name into an Islamic one, “Rani Shaikh" (2)
Here’s a thread that explains everything you need to know about Pakistan's systemic forced conversions. If you want to talk about Pakistan, you must understand the system. Trigger warning: s3xual assault. (1)
- forcibly converted into Islam
- forced to marry an old, Islamist man
- forced to wear a headscarf
- forced to change her Hindu name into an Islamic one, “Rani Shaikh" (2)
Under section 295C of Pakistan's Penal Code, Hindus could face a mandatory death penalty and fine for blasphemy. Legally, their case must be presented under a Muslim judge. (4)
Amnesty International has stated "there is overwhelming evidence that the laws violate human rights” (5)
Pakistan's police are one of the biggest facilitators in forced conversions. The National Corruption Perception Survey 2021 found that the police and the judiciary are the most corrupt institutions in Pakistan. (6)
The state government of Sindh, Pakistan has repeatedly rejected bills to prevent forced conversions (specifically in the years 2016, 2019, and 2021).
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no representation in Pakistan's Islamic-theocratic gov, making Hindus reliant on Muslim lawmakers to ensure their safety. Hindus are constantly failed by the state of 🇵🇰 & its lawmakers. (9)
A 2011 Pew Research Center study found that Pakistan is the third most intolerant country in the world. (10)
Pakistan was built on the nationalist belief that Indian-Muslims are superior turkic colonisers who need a theocratic country. (13)
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The first likely historical reference to Ethiopia is ancient Egyptian records of trade expeditions to the "Land of Punt" in search of gold, ebony, ivory, incense, and wild animals, starting in c 2500 BC 🇪🇹
Ethiopians themselves believe that the Queen of Sheba, who visited Israel's King Solomon in the Bible (c 950 BC), came from Ethiopia (not Yemen, as others believe). Here she is meeting Solomon in a stain-glassed window in Addis Ababa's Holy Trinity Church. 🇪🇹
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I'll begin with the ancient history ... and it goes way back. Because modern humans - and before that, the ancestors of humans - almost certainly originated in Ethiopia. 🇪🇹 (sub-thread):
The famous \u201cLucy\u201d, an early ancestor of modern humans (Australopithecus) that lived 3.2 million years ago, and was discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, displayed in the national museum in Addis Ababa \U0001f1ea\U0001f1f9 pic.twitter.com/N3oWqk1SW2
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) November 9, 2018
The first likely historical reference to Ethiopia is ancient Egyptian records of trade expeditions to the "Land of Punt" in search of gold, ebony, ivory, incense, and wild animals, starting in c 2500 BC 🇪🇹
Ethiopians themselves believe that the Queen of Sheba, who visited Israel's King Solomon in the Bible (c 950 BC), came from Ethiopia (not Yemen, as others believe). Here she is meeting Solomon in a stain-glassed window in Addis Ababa's Holy Trinity Church. 🇪🇹
References to the Queen of Sheba are everywhere in Ethiopia. The national airline's frequent flier miles are even called "ShebaMiles". 🇪🇹
