Bangladesh: Hindu minor girl coercively converted to Islam by Islamist advocate

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Islamist advocate Anwar Chowdhury and his team coercively converted a 13 years old Hindu girl to Islam, leaving her parents in anguish as they desperately seek help to recover their daughter. This incident highlights the systematic targeting of Hindu children, especially girls, for religious conversion, exploiting their vulnerability and marginalization.

Young Hindu girls are often coerced or groomed into converting through manipulation, intimidation, or outright force. Once converted, they are isolated from their families, stripped of their cultural identity, and groomed to adopt a new way of life that aligns with their captors’ intentions, causing irreparable trauma to victims and families.

The parents’ plight reflects the helplessness of Hindu families in such cases, as institutional apathy and societal bias often leave them without support. These actions represent a broader pattern of persecution that denies young Hindu children the freedom to grow within their faith and identity, demanding urgent intervention and justice.

Disclaimer: Due to state restrictions in Bangladesh, independent follow-ups on such incidents are challenging.