Love jihad sparks protests in Pakistan
Activists demand legislation to stop forced religious conversions and abduction of minority girls
Samson Salamat (right), chairman of Rawadari Tehreek, addresses a protest camp against forced conversions in front of Lahore Press Club on March 8. (Photo: Samson Salamat)
Mehmood Ghaznavi remembers rejecting the case of a Pakistani Christian girl converting to Islam for marriage four years ago.
“She knew nothing about Kalma [the Islamic proclamation of faith], there was no inspiration. I suggested she study the Quran and the life of the Prophet Muhammad before marrying her Muslim boyfriend. She never returned,” said Ghaznavi, who chairs the National Peace Committee, an interfaith group.