Christians face discrimination and persecution in public schools in Pakistan
Headmaster Basharat: Christians face discrimination and persecution in public schools in Pakistan. For example, a boy from a Christian family who was only in grade 4 in a public school was stabbed in the eyes by a Muslim student because he would not participate in the Muslim prayer (namaz). Now the boy's vision is destroyed in one eye.
Head teacher Fouzia says: "There are examples of Muslim teachers not giving Christian children the opportunity to speak in class, just as there are examples of teachers talking down to Christian students in public. This makes Christian children lack self-confidence. It's unfair and that's why we built this school.
Developing a new school project in Northwest Pakistan
The Danish European Mission has previously ensured that vulnerable children from the Christian minority have been able to attend school in the Punjab province in central Pakistan. The Punjab province is the area in Pakistan where most Christians live, not least in Youhanabad (St. John's City, ed.) in Lahore with many thousands of Christians in one place.
Now, however, we are moving north, towards the tribal areas in the mountains, where there are far fewer Christians. In this area, the Pakistani Taliban and other Islamic extremist groups are stronger than in other parts of the country. It costs 1040 DKK to ensure that a child from a poor and persecuted Christian family can go to school.
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