'My Book Was Used To Defend My Father's Killer'
Aatish Taseer
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Posted 01.13.2013
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Books
In this world turned upside down, my book was used to make the case for why my father's killer should go free.
In this world turned upside down, my book was used to make the case for why my father's killer should go free.
A Christian girl with Down's syndrome has been arrested and charged with blasphemy in Pakistan for allegedly burning pages containing Islamic text, th...
Shame on them, they have not only lost political freedom, they have lost their minds as well. As a Muslim, I am disappointed that Pakistan has deprived the Muslim world of a Nobel Laureate.
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