This was previously done in Karachi, as we reported here. As one Muslim writer put it: “It is not permissible to give Zakaah [alms] to any kaafir [unbeliever] except the one who is inclined towards Islam, in the hope that he will become Muslim if you give him zakaah (al-Tawbah:60).” That’s Qur’an 9:60.
“Pakistani Christian Leaders Report Another Incident of Aid Being Denied to Christians,” International Christian Concern, April 3, 2020:
04/03/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Christian leaders in Pakistan are reporting another incident in which Christians were denied government food aid amid the COVID-19 crisis. This marks the second report of government aid being denied to minorities in Pakistan due to their religious identity.
“A few days back there was an announcement made through a mosque’s loudspeaker in the Sher-Shah neighborhood of Lahore inviting citizens to collect the government’s announced foodstuffs,” a local pastor, who wished to remain unnamed, from Lahore told International Christian Concern (ICC). “When Christians reached the distribution point and presented their national identity cards, they were asked by staffers to get out of the line claiming the foodstuff was only for Muslim citizens.”
Among the Christians denied aid in Sher-Shah was Rachel Bibi, age 50. Speaking to ICC, Bibi said, “Christians often face religious hatred and discrimination. However, we never thought of this biased behavior by the majority people at this critical time of COVID-19. The authorities must take action against those involved.”
According to the local pastor, he received multiple telephone calls a day from members of his congregation reporting similar denials of aid. The pastor went on to ask the international community to step in and extend aid to the minority communities of Pakistan….
Photo by Guilhem Vellut – Flickr: Lahore Old City, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29212992
Jayell says
So let’s play muslims at their own game and lock them out of treatment and benefits in non-muslim countries. That would save £millions on unemployment benefit, family allowances and social housing costs in the UK alone. Then we’d gets the shrieks of ‘islmophobia’ – so we just point to the ‘Christianophobia’ on their patch, and tell them that if they sort their act out, we’ll do likewise once the existing defecit has been made up in about 40 years’ time.
Templer says
Yep your wright there is even Muslim houseing here in U.K. terable this vile cult will soon tack over islam is Italy false the Koran is bs mo was a pedophile and know burning in hell
R Russell says
Are you really in the UK? Or do you have dyslexia?
Boromir's Horn says
Well, he did spell UK correctly
somehistory says
Having dyslexia is not something to joke about. It is a serious problem that many, many people have, but it does not mean they are stupid, ignorant, or otherwise impaired by un-intelligence. Thomas Edison and many other famous people were/are dyslexic.
Templer obviously is not an English first writer, but he does know what kind of lewd creep was the filthy mass-murdering, raper of children, psychopathic liar.
How would you…and some others here…fair with a language foreign to your youth?
Try Swahili, for instance. Tafadhali.
R Russell says
Somehistory,
Since a very close relative is dyslexic I would never joke about it.
Perhaps the next time you feel aggrieved you should as a question instead of assuming the other person thinks the same way you do.
somehistory says
R Russel
Your question to Templer didn’t sound the least sympathetic. “Are you really in the UK? Or do you have dyslexia?” His writing is not like dyslexia.
And, I too, have a very, very close relative who suffers from dyslexia and spent many hours learning how to overcome it enough to learn to love reading and writing.
And…you are “assuming”….something I don’t do…that I believe that I “think” the same as you. Have no further “assumptions” about what I “think” as we are not on the same track at all.
Some who comment on this site are very unsympathetic to those who have a problem with the English language, but otherwise are cognizant of what islam is all about.
Templer should be allowed the freedom of expression as all others who write well are granted.
gravenimage says
Agreed, Somehistory. Templer’s English may not be the best, but he is spot on about Islam and pedophilia, and I will stand with him any time.
By the way, I am mildly dyslexic myself.
somehistory says
Thanks, g.
Those without the problem of dyslexia have no idea how it affects a person. I did a lot of research back in the 80’s in order to help my relative who has a severe “case” of it and the two of us worked on the problem every day for months before real progress was seen.
I’m sorry you have the problem, but at least you say it is ‘mild.’ Science still does not have a complete answer for ‘why’ it happens that the brain works so differently in some people.
I believe Templer does a good job of getting his thoughts across, even with the grammar problems. And, I’ve heard from many friends whose first language is not English, that we have a most difficult language to learn.
Thankfully, the Truth is the same in all languages.
David says
R Russell: Maybe, but we can understand the message. Many muslims live off state benefits, or jizya, as they call it.
gravenimage says
Somehistory, with me it is spelling–I sometimes have to look up words that I have been using for decades. I especially have a problem remembering double letters and which vowel is used when a word has a “schwa” sound. I have been able to develop a number of work-arounds, and it is much less a problem than it was when I was younger.
My husband is also somewhat dyslexic–but it manifests differently with him. He has a hard time telling left from right and orienting himself. This almost derailed our first date. I told him which subway station to get off at, but he knew there was a station in the neighborhood which he had used before and assumed we were talking about the same one. Then he also headed in the wrong direction upstairs, and before he realized his error he was over a mile away from the cafe where we were supposed to meet. He finally got there a half hour late. Luckily I had a good book and a nice cup of coffee and a forgiving nature. It was well worth it.
You are right that dyslexia can be quite serious. It was only recognized fairly recently.
Boromir's Horn says
The problem with the “international community” stepping in to give aid, it seldom gets to the intended victim. Perhaps the international community can give them a safe place to live instead.
mortimer says
Thanks to Robert Spencer for highlighting Qur’an 9:60. This is a key verse that highlights the DUALISM in Islam … the duplicitous treatment of the kafir in particular. For Muslims, breaking a contract is ‘halal’ if Islamic supremacism is advanced.
Muslims are required to do nothing charitable to help non-Muslims. However, BRIBING non-Muslim kafirs to come to Islam or to bribe them to think well of Islam, is considered ‘halal’.
The chapter of the Koran called “Al-Tawbah” means ‘Turning back’ or even ‘Making a U-turn’. That is what Mohammed did: he CANCELLED all treaties not to attack his enemies and broke those treaties without warning. Muslims will feel justified to do the same thing, because they are imitating Mohammed and the Koran ‘TURNS BACK’ (taaba) on its previous tolerance expressed in the so-called ‘Meccan’ part of the Koran. The Koran solicits the betrayal of the dirty kufaar.
The chapter called ‘Al-Tawbah’ could easily be translated as the ‘One-sided Revocation of Previous Solemn Treaties’. That is ‘betrayal’.
Betrayal of the kafir is a core principle of JIHAD. Jihad is any action (fair or foul) that advances Islamic supremacism and hegemony.
The chapter ‘Al-Tawbah’ shows that Islam is fundamentally OPPORTUNISTIC and LAWLESS.
Thomas Hobbes wrote: “People might temporarily establish a truce with their (belligerent) neighbors and agree to cooperate but – without some power to enforce the agreement – neither side could ever be sure it would be kept. Indeed, if there appeared any risk others might renege on the agreement, the only rational course would be to try and gaining advantage by breaking it first.”
The cunning, wily craftiness of the Arab tribesmen is carved in stone in the Koran. It is lawlessness.
Muslims seem to have this attitude to all their contracts with non-Muslims. Such contracts are made to be broken.
This is why anyone who makes a contract with the Iranian mullahocracy (e.g. Obama/Biden) is a great fool.
Peter Buckley says
Last night here in the UK, we were able to watch a documentary about the Islamist bombings in Sri Lanka last Easter. Some interesting facts:
According to imams interviewed, the “mastermind” behind the bombings was “a good student” at his Quranic school. When he opened up his own school, it turned out to be very popular with local parents, including wealthy families, who were more than happy to have their sons (no daughters-note) “educated” in Islam. Also most of the perpetrators came from the same wealthy family.
I swear I could hear most of the UK break out into spontaneous laughter when one imam said Islam was a Religion of Peace, and that the “mastermind” had been “brainwashed” by IS, though, as always, he never explained how this particular jihadist came to “misunderstand” his religion so spectacularly.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000h3hh/terror-in-paradise
gravenimage says
+1
Martin says
video – PAKISTAN Pakistani doctors scuffle with police over their safety
A group of Muslim doctors clashed with police after taking to the streets to protest over shortages of protective equipment for frontline healthcare workers fighting the Chinese virus.
The scuffles led to dozens arrests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Nm15YKoT0
somehistory says
I saw the story on the news feed.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dozens-of-doctors-demanding-virus-safety-equipment-arrested-in-pakistan/ar
https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/fw0kka/…
Following the arrests, the YDA [Young doctors association] chief announced a boycott of young doctors’ services from government hospitals. “We suspend all our services following the high-handedness of police,” Achakzai said in an emergency press conference.”
Ray Jarman says
This exemplifies the fact that nowhere in the Qur’an are people instructed to be kind to all such as in Luke 10:25-37 where people are taught to love even those not of their own. I bet that very few Christians have not read about being good Samaritans as well as Jesus teaching in Matthew 25:31–46 that:
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’”
What kind of religion would its followers be taught to watch their neighbors perish for want of available food?
stirwaters says
Islam
Charlie says
A piece of free advice to Pakistan. When the Chinese army comes after you, don’t call on any Christian people to help you. If China’s economy collapsed, they will be coming your direction. Guaranteed!!
Khushi says
Muslims are denying help to all non-muslims: Christians and Hindus both are being denied alms and help. Muslims will help only other muslims but will take help and alms from all religions. Duplicitous.
gravenimage says
Pakistan: Muslims again deny coronavirus aid to Christians, this time in Lahore
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Appalling–but given what Islam teaches, this hardly surprises.
Battle says
Christians bend over backwards to help Gimmiegrants and rapeugees.
The gimmiegrants and rapeugees then make a no-go zone against Christians.