A ten year old Christian child who chose to work in a dangerous scrap factory so he could support his mother who had to fend for a family of two boys and a drug-addict husband, was raped and tortured before being killed by his Muslim employers. Our earliest report on Badil’s murder can be read (here) In her statement given to the Muharar Mohammad Shahid, Sharifa Bibi accused Irfan Murad and Ikram for a brutal murder of son Badil Shehzad. A First Information Report (FIR 1132/19) was registered as early as 11/07/2019 in Ghulam Muhammad Abad Police Station. But Later the…
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For the first time ever Chigwell Row a small village in Chigwell has large public Christmas lights thanks to the efforts of British Asian Christian Association’s teenage volunteer, Hannah Chowdhry. The lights were purchased and gifted to All Saints Church and put up by local volunteers, though Hannah and her friends also helped with installation and planning of the community launch day event, that was attended by over 100 socially-distanced people. One of the main features of the lights is a beautiful star that sits on the top of a tower flag mast pf the church. This was lit on…
Image of Nabeel Masih at 16 just before his arrest. On 17th September 2016, 16 year-old teenager Nabeel Masih from the village of Kasur, was accused of an internet blasphemy after it was said that an image of the Kabba (holy shrine at Mecca) with a pigs head over it, was displayed on his Facebook page. This lead to a campaign by local mosques to lynch Nabeel Masih at his home and calls for his murder rang out from the PA systems of local mosques. Nabeel at 16 years of age when he was arrested for blasphemy Soon a Muslim…
Image of Komal and her family. Pakistan’s Central Investigation Agency have sought papers from Lahore High Court relating to the rape of deaf-mute teenager Komal. The papers in their entirety have already been dispatched by the court and the CIA is beginning a deeper investigation into the rape allegations. Komal was kidnapped from her home on 16th March 2020 and was gang-raped by five men for 2 months, after first being forcibly married to a Muslim man and falsely converted to Islam. Komal is now living in a hidden place and she and her family face daily threats by cronies…
Christmas came early for over 50 homeless people in Redbridge after a meal consisting of roast turkey, Brussel sprouts, roast potatoes, boiled carrots, roast lamb with gravy, cranberry sauce and mint sauce was distributed by our volunteers. The event which included live Christmas Carols was held on Saturday 12th December 2020. A well decorated venue with a Christmas tree and a visit from Santa made sure that a homeless community often forgotten and extremely lonely during this period, were able to revel in the joy of the season. Many visitors queued up from 4pm for our 6pm opening and during…
On 30th November, British Asian Christian Association will be awarded for their community work at the 4th London Faith & Belief Community Awards, hosted by the Faith & Belief Forum with the support of the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London’s Faith Council The London Faith & Belief Community Awards – celebrating the role faith and belief communities have in creating a sense of belonging and togetherness for the capital’s diverse communities – will bring together hundreds of inspirational Londoners for a virtual ceremony on 30th November. During the event, guests will be addressed by Sir Kenneth Olisa, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for Greater London, a strong…
Earlier this year, on 16th March 2020, BACA reported on the dithering police that failed to take action after a 17-year-old Christian teenager whis both deaf and mute, was kidnapped from her home, then forcibly married to a Muslim neighbour under a sham Islamic marriage (click here) Police at Sanda Police Station, Lahore failed to take action despite registering a First Information Report (FIR) 405/2020 on 17th March, in which they listed the crime of kidnap of a minor – though at the time no suspects were identified. Several attempts to garner a police response by Komal’s parents failed to start…
We had sent some packages of recyclable goods that included clothing, toys and stationary. However sending by ship can be slow but delays were phenomenal this year due to the various COVID-19 lockdown. The Items that we send help some of the most impoverished families and are collected, sorted, cleaned and distributed by volunteers from All Saints Church In Lahore. Many of you will recognise your good no doubt and may be wondering where some of the items that you sent are? That is because since January this year we have been distributing to the Homeless of Redbridge as a…
In the freezing cold of a British November dozens of homeless people queued from 4pm for a 6pm meal distribution at British Asian Christian Association’s venue at Clementswood Community Centre. Our well cooked meals have become more popular than McDonalds to the many visitors, who love my mum’s hot spicy chicken curry, pasta and meatballs, fish and chips or whatever she chooses to serve up, in a regularly changing menu. It is no surprise then, that when a team of nurses from the Hepatology Department at Queens Hospital, Romford, joined us from 6pm to undertake blood tests, for Hepatitis B…
Image of Raja Lal Masih and Rita Masih parents of Arzoo The most complete video on Arzoo’s case including interviews with her parents and solicitor can be watched in the embed below of (click here): After a Pakistani Christian girl of only 13 was allegedly kidnapped and forced into an Islamic marriage with a 44 year old Muslim, Christians across Pakistan erupted into protests across the country and in many other nations across the globe. Initially police refused to take action but eventually began an investigation when evidence was submitted that the girl was only 13 years-of-age which was in contradiction…