A FAMILY of albino Muslims in Coventry are being terrorised by bigots because their daughter married a man from another religion.
The so-called “honour” retribution has included smashed windows at their Edgwick home, vandalised cars and death threats.
Now, head of the family Aslam Parvez has made a plea to the culprits to end the hatred.
“We’re a good family and have done nothing wrong yet we’re being punished in the name of honour,” he said.
'We may be forced to flee city'
THE head of a Coventry family of albino Muslims has pleaded for an end to a campaign of “honour”
harassment which began after his daughter married outside the faith.
harassment which began after his daughter married outside the faith.
House windows have been smashed, their cars vandalised and they receive constant hate mail.
Aslam Parvez, aged 53, blames members of the Muslim community who believe the family have been dishonoured by his daughter’s marriage.
He contacted the Telegraph to issue a public appeal in a desperate bid to make the culprits stop.
“We’re a good family and have done nothing wrong yet we’re being punished in the name of honour,” he said.
The hate campaign started five months ago when a national magazine published an article on albinos which featured Naseem, who no longer lives in Coventry and has little contact with her family.
It revealed how she has married a Christian, goes to church and is expecting her second child with her husband.
Mr Parvez says copies of the article were quickly spread maliciously, and were posted on walls near their house and through the doors of Muslim homes in the community.
Mr Parvez says he has received numerous death threats and has spent hundreds of pounds installing security cameras around his house.
He has now stopped going to mosque and says he may be forced to flee the city with his wife Shameem Akhtar, 55, three sons Mohammed, 17, Haider, 28, Gulam, 30, and daughters Muqadas, 26 and Musarat, 19.
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