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Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman cleared of blasphemy charges, has found refuge in Canada
Bibi had spent eight years on death row and continued to face death threats from Islamists after Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturned the charges. She had been convicted in 2009 for allegedly insulting Islam – a crime punishable by death – during a dispute with two workers who refused to drink from the same water as a Christian.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had said in November that Ottawa was in talks with helping Bibi, whose two daughters live in Canada. “I think she will be able to enjoy her life now,” Bibi’s lawyer, Saiful Malook, said.: “Canadian Muslims are blessed to live in a country that honours religious freedoms. We are living proof that, given an opportunity to live where our rights and freedoms are protected, we thrive. We must, then, offer our full support to Bibi.
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