Region: Asia

Asad Gokal Institutions of education, inching closer to a violent wave of extremism, is an ill omen for a country as culturally, ethnically, and religiously…

The theme of this special collection of papers, the lived experiences of women who belong to religious minorities, has been a blind spot both in…

Mohsin Ilyas Due to the lockdown imposed during Covid-19, the worship places across Pakistan were shut down. This affected church activities as well. Many pastors…

This video reflects upon the plight of sexual minorities of Pakistan during the coronavirus outbreak. Ravadar blog features the untold stories of Pakistan’s Minorities during…

Religious hate-speech and exclusion are an everyday experience for religious minorities in Pakistan. Over the past year, the youth development organisation Bargad, funded by Minority…

Original content published in partnership with CREID by Ravadar (23 October 2020) Mahesh Rana Every year countless cases of rape and murder are left unaddressed by the…

Last week, Pakistan was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the main UN body tasked with the promotion and protection of all human…

Mahesh Rana A Hindu man died of Coronavirus and was denied a dignified death  (cremation ritual) by an angry mob in Punjab. Moreover, around 20…

Mohsin Ilyas 12SHARES12 The global pandemic slashed income from small businesses for a massive majority of the Christian population in the slums of Islamabad. The…

After the recent anti-Shia wave in Pakistan, the Shia community vows to come out in record numbers on the day of Arbaeen. Meanwhile, religious extremists…

Social welfare workers, doctors, and young social activists came to the fore from the religious minority community in order to alleviate the ills of COVID-19.…

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to take its huge and tragic toll on the world’s population, it is being felt hardest by the poorest and…