BOSTON, March 8, 6.30 pm: Vigil for peace, in solidarity with Shi'ite Muslims of Pakistan
From the Blog beenasarwar Photos I printed out for the vigil include two teenage girls who survived murderous attacks: Malala Yusufzai (top right), attacked by the same forces, for speaking out rather than for her faith, and Mehzar Zahra (below, left), whose father was killed. * Friday, March 8* * 6.30 pm* * Copley Square, Boston* Students and community organizations of the Boston area are organizing a vigil on Friday March 8, 2013 to show solidarity, commemorate, and protest the target-killing of Shia Muslims in Pakistan. The attackers are armed militants from Al Qaeda- and Taliban- linked organizations acting with impunity in the name of religion with the aim of destablizing the state and capturing political power. *Just a few recent incidents this year alone illustrate this trend:*** - *March 3:pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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