Eleven-Year Old Christian Girl Accused Of Burning Quran Pages

Eleven-Year Old Christian Girl Accused Of Burning Quran Pages

Many of us know that in the course of the human history, religion is one of the reasons why people kill to gain power. Who can forget the holocaust happened in World War I? Six millions European Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler. Even in the ancient times, people kill in the name of religion.

Just recently, an eleven-year old Christian girl was sent to prison and might face a death sentence after being accused of burning few pages of Quran the holy bible of Muslims. However, police authorities stated that no evidencewas found that the Christian girl actually burned the pages ofQuran. They also added that there is a high chance that the girl’s case will be soon dismissed due to lack of evidence.

Report said that one hundred fifty Muslim people gathered around outside the girl’s house and insisted that the eleven-year old girl be burned to death to teach her a lesson. In addition, nine hundred of the Christian community living near the area left their homes in the fear that some Muslims might harm them.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari released a statement that he already ordered a report about the case and stated that full protection will be given to its religious minority.

"Blasphemy by anyone cannot be condoned but no one will be allowed to misuse blasphemy law for settling personal scores," said the president's spokesman, Farhatullah Babar.

Posted by James Fried on Wednesday August 22 2012, 3:31 AM EST. Ref: CNN. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0