Concerning the shameful manner in which
many Pakistani Christians and ‘Others’ are denied asylum in the UK, Nasir Saeed
notes that:
If
any Westerner has any doubt as to the severity of the situation, they need only
consider the accusation of blasphemy levelled against an 8th grade
pupil at a school near Abbottabad because she misspelled a word in a class
test. The school’s decision to expel her only proves the extent to which the
blasphemy laws are being misused. Yet, the British Government appears almost
determined not to let any asylum seeker in, no matter how desperate or endangered
their lives back home are. From the moment they submit their application for
asylum, Pakistani Christians have a tough
time convincing the Border Agency that returning to their homeland is life
threatening.
All proceeds from the sale of the book support the work of the BPCA. Much of the early sales will be used to support victims of the Peshawar bomb attacks - December 2013.
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