Bibliography: BIB28695

Key	BIB28695
Reference type	Thesis
Title	Minorities and "Islamic" States : Explaining Baha'i and Ahmadi Marginalization in Iran and Pakistan
Author	Jamil, Uzma
Year	2002
Date	2002
Place published	Montreal
Abstract	This study is a comparative analysis of of the marginalization of the Baha'is in Iran and the Ahmadis in Pakistan over the last 40 years. It explores the relationship between Islam, the ulama, and the state as explanatory variables. In particular, the icnreasing influence of fundamentalist ulama and their closer association with state mechanisms, accompanied by the creation of a "purist," "Islamic" state ideology in Iran and Pakistan, leads to greater discrimination against these two heterodox Muslim minorities. The outcome is continuing institutionalized, state-sponsored discrimination that denies substantial legal, political, and social rights to Baha'is and Ahmadis.
Notes	M.A.
Language	English
Keywords	IRAN; PERSECUTION; PAKISTAN; AHMADIYYA; ISLAM; GOVERNMENT
Number of pages	[6], 92
University	McGill University
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