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Pakistan
Christians make up the largest religious minority in Pakistan. But outspokenness in defense of one’s faith, or public opposition to the country’s laws forbidding blasphemy against Islam, carries great risks to life and limb. Christians are often targeted by Muslim vigilantes, who can operate without fear of government reprisal. And in 2011, two prominent political figures were assassinated for their stances against the criminalization of blasphemy.
Embedded with Islamists
A year in Pakistan gave me a glimpse of what Christian witness might look like today.
March 30, 2007
The Curse of Blasphemy Laws
An upsurge of democracy should bring religious freedom to the Muslim world.
March 4, 2011
Were Pakistan's Deadly Gojra Riots Enough to Provoke Change?
Widespread outrage might lead to reconsideration of country's blasphemy law or other reforms.
August 7, 2009
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Subverting the Taliban
Some things Christians can do to stop terrorists in Pakistan from shooting girls.
December 10, 2012
Engaging the Islamic World After Osama
Living the message of reconciliation in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and everywhere.
May 3, 2011
The Curse of Blasphemy Laws
An upsurge of democracy should bring religious freedom to the Muslim world.
March 4, 2011
Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's Most Prominent Christian, Assassinated (Updated)
Minister for Minorities Affairs had predicted his death in a recent interview.
March 2, 2011
The United States Needs an Ambassador for Religious Freedom Now
The Obama administration must send a clear signal to Egypt and the Middle East that they must embrace religious freedom in full.
February 8, 2011
Islamic Gunmen Kill Christian Aid Workers in Pakistan
World Vision worker says militants dragged his colleagues into room and executed them.
March 11, 2010
Pew Forum Releases Landmark Survey of International Religious Freedom
70 percent of the world lives in areas with high restrictions on religion, report says.
December 16, 2009
Were Pakistan's Deadly Gojra Riots Enough to Provoke Change?
Widespread outrage might lead to reconsideration of country's blasphemy law or other reforms.
August 7, 2009
The Father of Faith-Based Diplomacy
Doug Johnston is going where few foreign policy experts have gone before.
September 19, 2008
Disenfranchised in Pakistan
A guide to Christians' concerns about the February 18 parliamentary elections.
February 14, 2008
Taliban Targets
Post-assassination political fight puts the church at greater risk.
February 14, 2008
Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws Strike Again--and May Get Worse
Christian sentenced to death, nursing school shut down.
June 7, 2007
Living with Islamists 
A year in Pakistan gave me a glimpse of what Christian witness might look like today.
March 30, 2007
Seeking Shelter
Christians scramble to aid earthquake victims before worst of winter hits.
January 1, 2006
Ordinary Terrorists
Muslim extremists in Pakistan do not always belong to dangerous groups.
October 1, 2004
The Secret Shelter
A sliver of hope for Christian women who suffer beatings, rape, and forced conversions to Islam.
June 1, 2004
Pakistani Christian Student Dies from Torture
Muslim seminary implicated in forcible conversion attempt.
May 1, 2004
12 Injured in Attack on Pakistan Bible Society
Plus: Buddhists burn another church in Sri Lanka, some conservative Christians are nonplussed by Bush's marriage initiative, and other stories from online sources around the world.
January 1, 2004
Suspect Nabbed in Pakistan Car Bombing
Plus: Sri Lanka church burned before Sunday services.
January 1, 2004
Death Sentence For Three Pakistanis Who Attacked Christian Hospital
Plus: Wesley Clark's change of tune on abortion limits, more Ten Commandments disputes, poor clergy criticized, and many other stories from online sources around the world.
January 1, 2004
Pakistan Court Acquits Christian of Blasphemy
Arrested in 1998, Aslam Masih is released from prison because of a lack of evidence
August 1, 2003
Pakistan: Three killed in Christmas attack on church
Two men in burqas throw a bomb into a small church during worship
February 1, 2003
Karachi Police Defy Pakistan High Court
Christian massacre survivor released from custody, detained, and then released again
October 1, 2002
So Far, So Near
A graduate of Murree Christian School in Pakistan, the site of a deadly assault by Islamic terrorists in August, reflects on his growing-up years, on what has changed in the interim, and on the beleaguered Christian community in Pakistan
September 1, 2002
Pakistan: Presbyterians regain control of college.
Christians aim to reclaim the school's neglected religious heritage
August 5, 2002
Pakistan Sentences Another Christian to Death
Now two on death row, five appealing life sentences
July 1, 2002
Pakistan: Court weighs appeal of death-row Christian.
Family pins hopes for release on attorney's novel argument
June 10, 2002
Reporter's Notebook: Trapped In Poverty and Forced Marriage
Saira's plight prompts a journalist to reflect on truth and culture
April 1, 2002
Pakistan: Christians Hail Electoral Reform
Pakistan scraps system in which religious minorities could only vote for candidates of their own faith.
March 11, 2002
Pakistan Grenade Attack Survivors Worship and Weep
On the Sunday after March 17 attack, church members regather in Islamabad
March 1, 2002
On The Run from Police, Iranian Christian Survives Church Attack
Fleeing persecution with no passport, refugee witnesses last week's grenade murders in Pakistan
March 1, 2002
In Pakistan, a rare Christian retaliation against Muslim violence
Earlier this month, residents of a Christian neighborhood in Gujranwala did something unprecedented when their settlement was attacked by Muslims: They fought back. (CSM)
Pakistani Christians Decry Home Burnings
LAHORE—Hundreds of Christians clashed with police across Pakistan on Sunday, a day after a Muslim mob burned dozens of homes owned by members of the minority religious group in retaliation for alleged insults against Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (The Wall Street Journal)
Pakistani in Hiding After Blasphemy Claim, Police Say
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which critics say are often used to intimidate and persecute minorities, have again come under scrutiny, with the police in the port city of Karachi opening a case against a Christian teenager accused of sending anti-Islamic text messages, according to local officials and rights activists. (NYT)
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