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Jameel Masih

  • Christian Teen Labourer Forcibly Converted

    A road extends through a village with small buildings surrounded by trees.
    A village in Punjab.
    Photo: Pexels / Rana Saif

    A 14-year-old Christian boy from a village in Punjab has reportedly been forcibly converted to Islam by his employer and separated from his family. The boy, Jameel Masih, is the son of a poor labourer named Sharif. Due to financial hardships, Sharif was compelled to send his son to work at a local cattle farm. Instead of paying wages for the young teen's labour, the owner – Muhammad Boota Bajwa – supplied the family with wheat. Jameel's parents were permitted to visit their son once a month and occasionally bring him home overnight.