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Muslim Cleric: Rimsha Masih

Rimsha Masih: Rimsha Masih and her family left Pakistan in March, after she had been locked up in maximum security prison for several weeks last August, according to CTV. She was later acquitted, after a local Muslim cleric was thought to have framed her and Immigration minister Jason Kenney tells News he personally intervened to help a young Christian girl, Rimsha Masih, who has fled Pakistan with her parents and settled in Canada due to concerns for her safety. The girl, believed to be between the ages of 11 and 14, was accused of burning Islams holy book. Her case drew international attention to Pakistans severe blasphemy laws. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.