Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws From Islamic Empires to the Taliban |
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| Author:
| Abbas, Shemeem Burney |
| ISBN: | 978-0-292-74530-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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A pioneering study of the evolution of blasphemy laws from the early Islamic empires to the present-day Taliban uncovering the history and questionable motives behind Pakistan's blasphemy laws and calls for a return to the prophet Muhammad's peaceful vision of social justice
A pioneering study of the evolution of blasphemy laws from the early Islamic empires to the present-day Taliban uncovering the history and questionable motives behind Pakistan's blasphemy laws and calls for a return to the prophet Muhammad's peaceful vision of social justice