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Dhimmitude Project

Protesters gathered outside Pakistan's Supreme Court in 2018 to demand the execution of Asia Bibi, a Christian farmworker accused of insulting Islam. Bibi's status as a Christian, coupled with Pakistan's blasphemy laws, rendered her vulnerable to the “hanging sword” of neo-dhimmitude in Pakistan, where mere allegations can lead to prolonged detention, social ostracism, and in some instances, violence. After the Pakistani Supreme Court overturned her conviction, Bibi fled the country in 2019.
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Neo-Dhimmitude in the Land of the Pure: Pakistan’s Native Christians and the Betrayal of Jinnah’s Pluralism
April 20, 2026
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