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Ehsan Arjmandi (left) with fellow Norwegian Zobair Shiekhzadeh, and scholar Waleed Garboni Norway seems to have forgotten one of its sons simply because of the brown of the skin. "The Norwegian government should use her political weight to free Ehsan (Arjemandi) like other such cases where the white Norwegians were involved," said Ali Arjemandi "We feel we are being treated like second class Norwegians. . I hope I am wrong, but everything indicates so." Ali Arjemandi is elder brother of Ehsan Arjemandi who was abducted while on a visit to France-sized Balochistan. Ehsan Arjemandi, was abducted from a bus at Zero Point, Balochistan, on August 7, 2009. The Pakistani intelligence service, the ISI, is believed to be responsible for the abduction. In July 2010, journalist Atta Ansari of Norway's NRK reported that Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik acknowledged Ehsan was in Pakistan's custody: Ali Arjemandi, elder brother of Ehsan Arjeman...

Indian tragedy. Sabiha Banu, 15, of Mangalore sold to Abu Bakr Al Moum, 55, of Nigeria. The couple, Sabiha Banu, 15, and Abu Bakr al Moum, 55, of Nigeria.   The picture is heart wrenching. Sabiha Banu,  who some say is just 15, of Mangalore married (sold) to Abu Bakr Al Moum, 55, who is probably 10 years older than the girl's father. Just yesterday I and  Chris Gay , managing director of Engage Africa Now were discussing about sexual slavery of the minor Baloch boys and women in Balochistan and Hindu women in Sindh province and Punjabi women in Punjab, stronghold of the army. Mr Gay told me human trafficking is a grave issue in India too.  In India Muslim exclusivity is a major problem. Even today if a Muslim girl marries or dates a Hindu man, he is most likely to get killed savagely. Earlier this month, there was news that Muslim family members of a girl had killed the very young and handsome Hindu male in the Indian capital.  The man, Ank...

Uncle of the Baloch, Selig S. Harrison (left), Waja Ameeri and the author at the first Balochistan International Conference Jiye Sindh. Time flies-- more than eight years ago the American Friends of Balochistan had the credit of organizing the first and most impressive conference in US history, November 21-22 in Washington DC. I said Jiye Sindh because two Sindhi friends, Khalid Hashmani and Javed Soomro of the BBC, gave news coverage to the conference, which is being produced here. Just last year a Brahmin in Washington DC area, Krishna Gudipati, helped get the organization registered and is still actively helping the cause. I am writing this so that after I am dead and gone the Baloch may remember their Hindu brothers stood shoulder to shoulder with them during their time of need. This year marked a great beginning with key academic and passionate missionaries of peace and goodwill joining the organization. The AFB pledges that we shall not rest in peace until the Baloch p...