Religious Minorities in Pakistan

Religious Minorities in Pakistan
Author :
Publisher : Minority Rights Group
Total Pages : 36
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781897693698
ISBN-13 : 1897693699
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Religious Minorities in Pakistan by : Iftikhar Haider Malik

Download or read book Religious Minorities in Pakistan written by Iftikhar Haider Malik and published by Minority Rights Group. This book was released on 2002-10-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent massacres of religious minorities in Pakistan have focused new attention on the predicament of minorities in a country that is generally perceived to be a homogeneous Muslim nation. In fact, besides five ethno-regional groups (Baloch, Muhajir, Punjabi, Pushtuns and Sindhis), there are numerous religious groups including Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs and Hindus, together with several smaller Islamic groups.Pakistan has been ruled by the military for much of its existence. The political use of religion by governments and a weak civil society pose enormous challenges for minorities in Pakistan. Non-Muslim minorities and women in Pakistan are subject to harsh religious laws, while some minority Muslim groups face similar forms of discrimination. Constitutional amendments and the Blasphemy Law have deprived minorities of religious freedom and violated their rights as citizens. In addition, the decision of the current military regime to join the US-led coalition against terrorism has provoked popular resentment and an internal backlash by extremist groups with renewed violence against minorities.This report aims to enhance understanding of religious minorities in Pakistan and increase awareness of the need for the protection of minority and gender-based rights across communities. With a general election due this year, this report is timely and of direct relevance to both the international community and agencies concerned with Pakistan.


Religious Minorities in Pakistan Related Books

Religious Minorities in Pakistan
Language: en
Pages: 36
Authors: Iftikhar Haider Malik
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-10-10 - Publisher: Minority Rights Group

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Recent massacres of religious minorities in Pakistan have focused new attention on the predicament of minorities in a country that is generally perceived to be
Under Caesar's Sword
Language: en
Pages: 537
Authors: Daniel Philpott
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-03-15 - Publisher: Law and Christianity

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The first systematic global study of how Christians respond to persecution, presenting new research by leading scholars of global Christianity.
Islam in Pakistan
Language: en
Pages: 424
Authors: Muhammad Qasim Zaman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-04 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The first book to explore the modern history of Islam in South Asia The first modern state to be founded in the name of Islam, Pakistan was the largest Muslim c
A White Trail
Language: en
Pages: 303
Authors: Haroon Khalid
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-05-29 - Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The formation of Pakistan and the search for an Islamic identity are inextricably interlinked. In recent years, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the countr
The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion in Pakistan
Language: en
Pages: 278
Authors: Ali Usman Qasmi
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-15 - Publisher: Anthem Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This path-breaking work traces the history of the political exclusion of the Ahmadiyya religious minority in Pakistan by drawing on revealing new sources. This