Friday, June 25, 2010

Christian Professor in Pakistan Beaten for Refusing to Convert to Islam; Police Unmoved

Muslim students attacked a Christian professor at the University of Peshawar in Pakistan this month, after he refused their demands to convert to Islam, the Compass Direct website reports today (June 25, 2010).

Psychology professor Samuel John, a father of four who has been teaching at the university for 12 years, said that as he came out of his home on the university campus at 8:30 a.m. on June 14, about 20 to 25 students rushed and assaulted him.

When his wife rushed to help him, the students beat her as well. Both John and his wife were rushed to Lady Reading hospital, where they were treated for their injuries, with John listed in critical condition.

"I am still getting threats," the professor told Compass. "They say, 'Leave the university or accept Islam -- if you don't convert, we will kill your family.'"

Police have refused to register a First Information Report on the incident, John said.

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