08/26/2026
I Still Remember Asifa! She should never be forgotten.
https://theindiaobserver.com/protests-in-kashmir-over-rape-murder-of-8-year-old-bakerwal-girl-in-temple/
I still weep for this little girl.
Eight-year-old Asifa should have been playing, going to school and growing up surrounded by love. Instead, according to the chargesheet in the case, she was kidnapped, repeatedly sedated and gang r***d, held inside a Hindu temple a sacred place of worship, brutally murdered, then her face was crushed to make her unrecognizable.
Years have passed, but I do not want her name to disappear.
I don’t remember Asifa because she was Muslim. I remember her because she was a child. A child who deserved protection, dignity and a future.
No temple, mosque, church or any other place of worship should ever become a place of terror. And no religion should be blamed for the crimes of individuals. What we must condemn is the crime, the cruelty, the abuse of power and every attempt to hide the truth.
As a journalist, I believe remembering is also a form of justice.
Asifa must not be forgotten.
I wrote about her case for The India Observer in 2018. I am sharing it again because some stories must never be allowed to disappear.
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