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How Muslims Are Treated in America

muslims in americaHaving many of my Muslim relatives in America, I’ve heard stories of them being discriminated against on basis of their religion. Stories of being verbally abused for wearing the hijaab, or for supporting a beard or for just for being a Muslim in itself.

Though sort of unrelated, when me and my family visited England, we were treated with racist slurs as well. “Bloody Pakis”, yeah I remember that.

Till today, I had only heard, but now with this experiment by ABC (very old experiment though, I just found it today), it’s all very clear. Seeing discrimination in action is just very disappointing. :/

You go ahead and watch the video after the jump.

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Christians and Muslims in Pakistan: Equal?

Wooden Christian CrossQuestion: Are Christian citizens in Pakistan treated equal to their Muslim counterparts?

Our Constitution and government would say yes, but fact of the matter is, our very own people view Christians as outcasts.

“You are free – free to go to your temples, mosques or any other place of worship in the state of Pakistan..”

What I personally heard yesterday was perhaps the most shocking piece of discrimination I have witnessed in my life.

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