Home News Room USCIRF In the News 5/21/2010: My Take: Most victims of Muslim religious persecution are other Muslims - CNN
5/21/2010: My Take: Most victims of Muslim religious persecution are other Muslims - CNN PDF Print

By Asma T. Uddin



http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/21/my-take-most-victims-of-muslim-religious-persecution-are-other-muslims/


Members of minority religions are hurt disproportionately, owing largely to the government's failure to prosecute crimes committed against these individuals. But in terms of sheer numbers, it is Muslims of minority sects or Muslim dissidents who are most consistently victimized. The recently released annual report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) makes this abundantly clear.