persecution
Full Conversion: From Christian Child to Muslim Child Bride in Pakistan
By commsmanager at International Christian Concern
· May 26, 2026
· 5 min read
Though child marriage overall has decreased in recent decades in Pakistan, there has been a rise in the abduction of underage girls from minority faiths who then undergo a forcible conversion to Islam and ensuing marriage to a Muslim. Because of this trend, U.N. experts have recently expressed conce
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Category: persecution ·
Published: May 26, 2026 ·
Source: International Christian Concern ·
Reading time: 5 min
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