Julius Salik
Julius Salik also known as J. Salik, is a Pakistani Christians, Christian and Activism, activist for minority rights based in Islamabad. In 1996, he founded the World Minorities Alliance to advocate for the social status of minorities,Minority Christians Keep Faith in Pakistan
from ''L.A. Times'' initially Religion in Pakistan, religious minorities in Pakistan – including Buddhism in Pakistan, Buddhism, Christianity in Pakistan, Christians, Hinduism in Pakistan, Hindus, and Sikhism in Pakistan, Sikhs. That same year, he was nominated by Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It does not have a meaning of 'of Christ' or 'related or pertaining to Christ'. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Am ...
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