My latest at PJ Media:
The New York Times generally ignores the global persecution of Christians, but a notable exception came Monday, when the Gray Lady published an article entitled “Sewer Cleaners Wanted in Pakistan: Only Christians Need Apply.” But the Times remains committed, like all of the establishment media, to ignoring or downplaying incidents of Islamic jihad and Sharia supremacism, and so it had to find a new culprit: discrimination against Christians in Pakistan, the Paper of Record would have us believe, is the fault not of the Muslim majority, but of another embattled minority: the nation’s Hindus.
“A recent spate of deaths among Christian sewer cleaners in Pakistan,” the article tells us, “underscores how the caste discrimination that once governed the Indian subcontinent’s Hindus lingers, no matter the religion.”
In a 2013 article for the Hudson Institute, former Pakistani Parliamentarian Farahnaz Ispahani noted that “at the time of partition in 1947, almost 23 percent of Pakistan’s population was comprised of non-Muslim citizens. Today, the proportion of non-Muslims has declined to approximately 3 percent.”
How likely is it that this tiny and rapidly dwindling minority exercises such an outsize cultural influence in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan? The New York Times doesn’t ask, much less answer, this question, but simply asserts that even when the partition of India saw most of the subcontinent’s Hindus settle in India rather than in the new Muslim state of Pakistan, the Hindu caste system lingered on, albeit in a somewhat transmuted form: “But when the Indian subcontinent broke up in 1947 and Pakistan was formed as a homeland for the region’s Muslims, a new, informal system of discrimination formed. In Pakistan, Muslims sit at the top of the hierarchy.”
This new hierarchy, the Times claims, is the same as the old hierarchy. Referring to one of the sewer cleaners profiled in the piece, the article goes on to claim that Christians in Pakistan are relegated to cleaning sewers because that’s the work their Hindu forbears did….
There is much more. Read the rest here.
Jedothek says
This attempt to blame this discrimination on Hinduism is ludicrous, in addition to being evil.
mortimer says
In Hinduism, deliberate acts of cruelty towards others would be great sins.
If the entire Dharma can be said in a few words, then it is—that which is unfavorable to us, do not do that to others.
— Padmapuraana, shrushti 19/357–358
However, the Koran states the kafirs should be treated with cruelty:
“Muhammad is the messenger of Allah
Those with him are VIOLENT (ashiddaa’) against the unbelievers (kufaar),
Compassionate amongst themselves.”
Michael Copeland says
“So we will be merciful to each other. And we will be violent to the kuffar.”
Erdogan to his muslim audience.
mortimer says
Yes, Jedothek, the NYT thinks they will not be criticized for SLANDERING and POURING CONTEMPT upon HINDUS!
Keys says
Apparently the New York Times insurance policy does not cover damage by terrorism, or damage by enraged Muslims, so it would not be prudent to criticize Islam. (tongue in check)
Protection from Muslims is too expensive, or not available.
OTTER says
It is simply breathtaking. New York times is Evil. I cannot bring myself to read this newspaper, even when being read by someone else in the subway. Ask the New York Times to report on what Aisha Bibi said about the Pro. Mohamed. Do you know that it subscribes to the view that repeating a blasphemy is a blasphemy?
We are effectively living in the age of media controlled Sharia.
Its easy to abuse Hindus and Hinduism. They are a peaceful lot (some of them might be changing, thank God) and simply do nothing about the malevolence flung their way.
mortimer says
BLAME-SHIFTING ! HINDUS DO NOT RULE IN THE *ISLAMIC* REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN !
The hatred and discrimination directed by Muslims upon Christians (as well as upon Hindus) is normative, classical Islam, rather than an aberration. All Muslims are required to express hatred and hostility towards non-Muslim KAFIRs.
– “The Muslim should regard the Kuffaar as ENEMIES and HATE them because of their kufr (wrong belief), just as he hates their kufr (disbelief) itself.” – from Umar Sulayman ‘Abd-Allaah al-Ashqar, “Belief in Allah”
– Dr. Muhammad Saeed Al-Qahtaani said: “Thus, it is clear that Al-Wala’ Wal-Bara calls on Muslims to “love” their fellow Muslims and hate the non-Muslim (or Kafir).”
– from Sufi scholar Ahmad Sirhindi (1564-1624): “The honour of Islam lies in INSULTING kufr and kafirs. One who respects the kafirs dishonours the Muslims… The real purpose of levying jiziya on them is to HUMILIATE them to such an extent that they may not be able to dress well and to live in grandeur. They should constantly remain TERRIFIED and TREMBLING. It is intended to hold them under CONTEMPT and to uphold the honour and might of Islam.”
– from ibn Taymiyya, “Book of Emaan”: “… true believers show ANIMOSITY and HATRED towards disbelievers and NEVER support them.”
– K. 28:86 says: “Lend not thou support in any way to those who reject Allah’s Message.”
Wellington says
Just when you think The New York Times can’t go any lower, it does.
gravenimage says
New York Times Blames Hindu Caste System for Discrimination Against Christians in Pakistan
……………….
Never mind that Pakistan has never had the Hindu Caste System for any of its 70-plus years, and that Hindus themselves are as persecuted against and threatened as are Christians. Together they now make up less than 3% of the population in Pakistan–most have fled or been forcibly converted.
Wellington says
All true, gravenimage, but of course, as I know you know, the NYT doesn’t care about the truth, it cares about an agenda.
gravenimage says
Grimly true, Tim–just as they did in whitewashing Soviet Communism and the horrifying Stalin.
Wellington says
Tim?
gravenimage says
I am *so* sorry, Wellington. I think what happened is that I had two other stories open where I had happened to reply to Tim Gallagher around the same time yesterday–I suppose I was not paying proper attention.
Again, my apologies.
Wellington says
No big deal, gravenimage. Forget it.
gravenimage says
Thank you, Wellington.
Battle says
BoycottThe New York Times.
Battle says
Boycott The New York Times.
spiro says
This makes as much since as anything else the NYT puts out
Shastra says
a dumb and deaf minor christian girl was kidnapped by islamists and used as sex slave. her nude and rape video was send to mother. thats how much inhuman they are yet the media will blame hindus for it. and christians in west wont care about it and fund pakistan. my question is why do people in asia convert to christianity. they will be used as pawns and later discarded by the west. https://www.opindia.com/2020/05/lahore-pakistan-hearing-speech-impaired-minor-christian-girl-abducted-sexually-assaulted-komal-patras/
gravenimage says
Why are you constantly claiming that Christians are targeting Hindus?
This story is about a Christian victimized by Muslims.
Shastra says
dont tell me they dont look in india how christians and islamists have alliance. so why does west still funds pakistan. converts in asia are just useful idiots who will later be discarded.
gravenimage says
How is Muslims targeting a Christian girl proof that “christians and islamists have alliance”? This makes no sense.
infidel says
Arab money pumped into this Dhimmi Times..
Jedothek says
….speaking of which: again, i am tempted to draw a line between oil money and favoritism to Muslims, but I have little direct evidence, aside from hearing about Saudi money being offered to American schools. Can anyone add some more facts?
Rob R (Brit stuck in Britainistan) says
Another day another generic piece of “liberal” insanity right? Fawning over Muslims since 12 September 2001.
Halaku says
NYT is a totally Sick paper. And like many other Non-Muslim apologists of Islam, it is either completely dishonest or a gutless Coward, probably both.
jewdog says
The NY Times seems to think that any criticism of Islam is racist, so it studiously avoids doing so, rendering many of its articles and opinions absurd, irrelevant and patently biased.
ajj says
this sounds just like kicking the dog because the cat didn’t catch the mouse.
Rabinder Bhanot says
This journalist work needs to be checked by her superiors as she clearly is anti hindu! Somehow the problems in Pakistan she attributes to another country..next she will be saying black people are discriminated in the USA because Africa!