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Poor and Desperate, Pakistani Hindus Accept Islam to Get By

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020Maria Abi-Habib and Zia ur-RehmanComments Off on Poor and Desperate, Pakistani Hindus Accept Islam to Get By
Drawn by jobs or land offered by Muslim groups, some Hindus, facing discrimination and a virus-ravaged economy, are essentially converting to survive.
Tagged Caste Systems, Clergy, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Discrimination, Hinduism, Minorities, Muslims and Islam, Pakistan, Poverty
Maria Abi-Habib and Zia ur-Rehman
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world

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