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| ‘Victim of forced conversion’ records statement |
| 2023-05-15 |
| [Dawn] A woman, mother of five, was handed over to her brother’s family after she in a statement under Section 164 CrPC claimed that she and her children were kidnapped by her husband, Sudheer Odh, who forced her to convert. The woman, Ms Shahida, stated before the second sessions judge of Jacobabad on Saturday that her husband was a cheat and had embraced Islam thrice in the past. Her two sons and three daughters, along with her brother and other family members, were present in court. She said she and Sudheer Odh got married some eight years ago. "A few days back, my husband kidnapped me and my children at gunpoint from my brother’s home, subjected me to torture and forced me to convert," she further stated. Related: Forced to convert: 2023-01-28 No money, no food, but Pak has time to forcibly convert Hindus Forced to convert: 2022-02-12 New documentary sheds painful light on plight of former Yazidi ISIS child soldiers in Iraq Forced to convert: 2020-11-10 Sindh High Court orders to shift Arzoo Raja to shelter home after medical reports declare her a minor |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 In certain parts of the world, like Pakistan, insisting on reverting a forced conversion — or non-forced, for that matter — is death sentence. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-05-15 12:06 |
| #2 "If you don't honor my God, I'll introduce you to yours"...can be very compelling. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-05-15 10:30 |
| #1 Seems like conversion at gun point wouldn’t stick very well. There are Catholics that I thought only showed up to Mass at Christmas and Easter, but evidently, they show up on Mother’s Day as well. Guilt is much more powerful coercion than kidnapping. It looks like it can instigate religious practice three or four times a year through several generations. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-05-15 05:15 |