In previous years BPCA has led a Nativity project in Ilford but were very disappointed when in 2018 the figurines we purchased were smashed to pieces with baby Jesus beheaded in a despicable act of vandalism. This year Hannah Chowdhry has decided to support the introduction of a Nativity and Christmas Lights for her new town of Chigwell. The disappointment of the smashed Nativity and the recent vandalism of a church building not too far away in Chadwell Heath, suggest that Ilford may not be the safest place for an outdoor Christian display (click here) Chigwell on the other hand is…
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Hannah Chowdhry thumbs down the Redbridge penalty fine while homeless man makes amends by clearing streets of cigarette butts. A homeless man who has been given a fine of £150 by Redbridge Council has become depressed and anxious fearing he will be put in prison for non-payment of his fine. The 46 year old man is a qualified martial arts instructor and professional web designer but has found himself homeless and unable to work due to a series of unfortunate incidents and loss of identification documents. He was helped into a housing programme by a charity based in Newham who…
A Christian 6 year old girl was beaten and raped after being forcibly taken to the home of a Muslim rapist in broad daylight. In a sickening twist the local Muslim community are threatening the Christian parents with violence, the rape of Tabitha and their other daughters and financial ruin if they proceed with a legal case against paedophile Muhammad Waqas (18 yrs). Tabitha had just returned home from school at around 1.30 when she was struck with a strong desire for some sweets. She had some money left over from her school dinner money and travelled to the market…
An innocent Christian man who was violently attacked by Muslims till unconscious and woke hours later in hospital blinded by the attack, has won a two year year battle to clear his name of false allegations of violence. He has also forced the Muslim attacker to pay a substantial amount of compensation thanks to the help of British Asian Christian Association. Vikram Alvin (27 yrs) was a second year chemical engineering student at Karachi University a very prestigious establishment, when the attack took place on 18th August 2018 (click here). The family had been abused for month after they had moved…
After a COVID-19 induced prolonged delay in obtaining a new prosthetic limb for the youngest survivor of the Quetta Bomb attack, this month BACA were able to remove the discomfort and pain Aleeza (4 yrs) suffered from an undersized prosthetic. Aleeza was almost killed at the tender age of 1.5 yrs when shrapnel from the Quetta bomb attack in 2018 ripped through her leg and bowel (click here). Only very expensive treatment at Aga Khan hospital and God’s hand of protection saved Aleeza from a painful death (click here). Initial treatment at a government hospital left the wound intact and gangrenous and…
Flash floods in Karachi caused by unprecedented monsoon rains have engulfed large parts of Pakistan’s financial capital, forcing many businesses, shops and markets to shut down. Pakistan has not experienced floods this intense since 2010 and Chief Minister of the Sindh, said: “T he weather office recorded a total of 345 millimetres of rain in August so far, breaking the previous record of 298 millimetres in the month” The rain started on the 25th August but the heaviest rainfall was on the 27th and heavy downpour remained for 2 more days. Our emergency team has visit homes in the Karachi…
On 12th of July 2020, Anika Shehzad (16 yrs) resident of Wandala Diyal Shah in Sheikhupura, began work as a house maid, at the home of a Muslim landlord Naila Bibi (32 yrs) resident of B.Block, Multan Road, Lahore. The employment had been organised by a woman in the same village as Anika named Maqboola Bibi (56 yrs), who herself was a relative of Naila. During the time of her employment no communication was permitted between Anika and her parents, despite her young and vulnerable age and this cause great anxiety to the parents of Anika. On 12th of August…
Image: Lord Alton meets Hannah Chowdhry at House of Lords meeting in 2017.
Liane Pibworth and her young daughter who complained to BACA about persecution in their community of Hammersmith, successfully moved to a home in another part of London with our help. Read her story (here) The move was granted by Peabody Trust and the mother and daughter moved from the home they alleged they were being targeted at, during the lockdown period. On Tuesday this week a call was received from the Met Police Missing Persons Unit, who have informed us that both of them are now missing and that they would urgently like to confirm the whereabouts of both of them. We…
BACA continues our work supporting the Pakistani Christian asylum community in Thailand and we are pleased to announce the release of another person from the brutal Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) of Bangkok. Sapna Charles has been supported by BACA for 22 months and her family who have recently been granted asylum in Australia, hope to complete the process soon. Two months ago Sapna asked for us to release her husband based on his new status as a potential sponsored asylum-seeker abroad. Charles Bhatti was arrested on 11th October 2018 from his home for being a tourist visa overstayer. This is…