A new graphic novel captures the faith, dignity, and defiant humanity of Pakistan’s martyred minister for minorities
A. Sahara Alexander
Pakistan Blocks Ahmadi Muslims From Eid Prayers
Police and legal bodies coordinated the crackdown. India denounced Pakistan’s treatment of Ahmadis at the UN as a form of Islamophobia.
Pakistan: Court Challenges the Bias That Confines Minorities to Sanitation Work
The Islamabad High Court has condemned religion-based sanitation job ads, but the practice continues despite constitutional protections.
The Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan: An Executive Summary
Ahmadis in Pakistan face daily persecution, legally permitted by the Constitution and Penal Code—but it must never be accepted as normal.
Pakistan Christians Call for Justice for Catholic Laborer Found Hanged
Marqas Masih’s death in Sargodha was declared a suicide, but it increasingly appears to be a homicide.
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Egypt: 14 Arrested, Some Tortured
They have been detained since March under dire conditions and subjected to abuses. Amnesty International is campaigning to secure their release.
The AROPL Teen Member Murdered in Kenya: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied
Said Athumani Kamau, brother of slain Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light member Ibrahim Ramadhan, was due in court in November. The hearing was postponed to February.
The Unexpected Disciple: From Jerusalem to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
A father of five, once rooted in Jewish Orthodox life, describes the quiet collapse of certainty that led him to AROPL.
Pakistan: Mandatory Halal Certification Raises New Concerns About Discrimination
Dietary norms are weaponized to create barriers against non-Muslim business owners and workers.
Pakistan, Memorizing the Quran Is Now a Crime for the Ahmadis
An Ahmadi was sentenced to three years for calling himself “Hafiz,” and to life imprisonment for having distributed the “wrong” translation of the Quran.
A. Sahara Alexander
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.