"If we celebrate it with a fanfare, we fear somebody might get annoyed and attack us," said Khalid Anjum.
And just who might that someone be? Angry Wiccans, perhaps?
From Reuters April 24 by Kamran Haider
A few days before Easter, which Christians believe marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his crucifixion, bare-foot children played cricket in the town's dusty alleys while some men chatted on a bench under a tree.
"If we celebrate it with a fanfare, we fear somebody might get annoyed and attack us," said Khalid Anjum, 45, the owner of a small snooker hall.
The only sign of the approach of Easter was a few young men rehearsing hymns in St. Mary's Catholic Church.
"Fear is there but we cannot give up our religion," said Wilson Rafiq, the leader of the group of singers, who plays a traditional drum set known as a tabla.
Pakistan was founded in 1947 as a home for the Muslims of South Asia at the end of British colonial rule, with the country's founding father, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, promising that all communities would be able to worship freely.
But today, Jinnah's pledge of religious tolerance often seems hollow as religious violence increases.
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And just who might that someone be? Angry Wiccans, perhaps?
From Reuters April 24 by Kamran Haider
Low-key Easter preparations for Pakistan's Christians
A few days before Easter, which Christians believe marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his crucifixion, bare-foot children played cricket in the town's dusty alleys while some men chatted on a bench under a tree.
"If we celebrate it with a fanfare, we fear somebody might get annoyed and attack us," said Khalid Anjum, 45, the owner of a small snooker hall.
The only sign of the approach of Easter was a few young men rehearsing hymns in St. Mary's Catholic Church.
"Fear is there but we cannot give up our religion," said Wilson Rafiq, the leader of the group of singers, who plays a traditional drum set known as a tabla.
Pakistan was founded in 1947 as a home for the Muslims of South Asia at the end of British colonial rule, with the country's founding father, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, promising that all communities would be able to worship freely.
But today, Jinnah's pledge of religious tolerance often seems hollow as religious violence increases.
Read it all
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