Pakistani girl accused of Qur’an burning could face death penalty | World news

#Islamisme : Rimsha, 11 ans, affronte l’islamisme pakistanais : Rimsha Masih est une fillette pakistanaise de 11 ans, chrétienne et handicapée mentale. Jetée en prison le 16 août pour blasphème, après avoir brûlé les feuilles d’un manuel d’enseignement du Coran, elle risque la peine de mort - Pakistani Muslim leaders support Christian girl accused of blasphemy : For the first time in the history of Pakistan, Muslim leaders and scholars are standing up for a non-Muslim, a Christian girl with Down’s syndrome being charged with blasphemy. Eleven year-old Rimsha is being held in a maximum security prison while a court report is prepared on her mental health. Les musulmans locaux n’aiment les blasphème prononcés par des handicapés : Pakistan mob burns man to death for ’blasphemy’. (3 liens) = ►http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/19/pakistan-christian-tensions-quran-burning-allegations?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT34
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Pakistani girl accused of Qur’an burning could face death penalty | World news | The Guardian
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Relations between the communities had been simmering for months after complaints were made about the noise coming from three churches in the area during religious services. Two of the landlords who owned the buildings had already ordered an end to worship and some services were forcibly broken up.

But there was no indication that all the Christians would be forced out so suddenly until Rifta was accused of the provocative act of burning the sacred words of Islam.

It sparked immediate demonstrations by crowds estimated at between 600 and 1,000 people, some of whom blocked the nearby Kashmir highway, the major road running west out of the capital.

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