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Essay / Yasser Latif Hamdani - 1634
This text written by Yasser Latif Hamdani highlights the political, physical and social injustices experienced by Ahmadis living in Pakistan. Hamdani is a lawyer based in Lahore. He was educated at Punjab University and Rutgers University. His famous cases include the Bhagat case and the Youtube case. He is well known for his advocacy to end the persecution of Ahmadis and grant them equal voting rights. His goal in writing this text is to inform the people of Pakistan, especially Muslims, about the persecution faced by Ahmadis. This text was written in 2012, but has become relevant again recently due to increasing attacks on Ahmadis and their places of worship. In the text, Yasser informs the people of Pakistan about all the major injustices committed against Ahmadis. He begins by saying that the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousaf Raza Gillani, and all members of the Pakistan People's Party view favorably the constitutional amendment of 1974, which declared Ahmadis as non-Muslims, and regard it as a success. He tells us that Ahmadis are educated people and that they fought for Pakistan throughout the 1940s and that the opposition against them started in 1953, but the government managed to suppress the riots and protests . In 1974, Ahmadis were constitutionally declared non-Muslims, and by 1984 they could no longer legally identify as Muslims. The ID law was challenged constitutionally, but the courts rejected the challenge. Since the law was passed in 1974, Ahmadis have been heavily persecuted by the people of Pakistan. Many examples of persecution are given in the text. In Rawalpindi, police stopped Ahmadis from offering Eid prayer at their place of worship, amid a paper ......ustices that are endured by Ahmadis. It shows us how Ahmadis are deprived of their basic human rights using examples and facts resulting from extensive research. The examples are relevant and speak for themselves without any exaggeration. The vocabulary used is relevant to the audience and quite effective. In the end, the reader realizes that Pakistan is not a safe place for Ahmadis and thinks about what can be done to improve the situation.Total: 1872Works CitedHamdani, Yasser L. “Do Ahmadis Deserve to live in Pakistan? Editorial. The Friday Times Aug-Sept. 2012: no. page. The Friday Times. Internet. April 8. 2014. .