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web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB29259
reference type	Book Section
title	Religious Freedom in Pakistan : A Case Study of Religious Minorities
book title	Religious Freedom in the Global South
series title	Religions
author	Mehfooz, Musferah
editor	Amien, Waheeda
year	2021
publisher	MDPI
place published	Basel
ISBN	9783036525099 3036525092
abstract	The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a multi-racial and multi-religious nation, with Muslims being in the majority. Its 1973 Constitution guarantees religious freedom to all religious minorities, including Christians, Hindus, and Sikhs [and Bahá'ís]. This is mainly because Islam itself ensures religious freedom to the whole of humanity. Unfortunately, some Muslim clerics seem to be attempting to deny religious freedom to other faiths in Pakistan. Their opposition to the plurality of faith contradicts Islamic principles. This research paper identifies such Islamic principles and examines the undesirability of the mistreatment of religious minorities in Pakistan, focusing on the arguments for and against religious freedom in Pakistan on the one hand, and the religious rights and freedoms of non-Muslim minorities from an Islamic perspective on the other. The methodology applied in this discussion is critical analysis. The conclusion drawn is that both the Constitution of Pakistan and Islam guarantee religious freedom to the country’s religious minorities. Finally, this study suggests some practical mechanisms to reconcile the different religious groups in Pakistan.
notes	Bahá'í Faith: pp. 2, 3, 13. This is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Religions (ISSN 2077-1444) (available at: http://www.mdpi.com).
language	English
keywords	PAKISTAN; RELIGIONS; MINORITIES
pages	1–16
section	10.
accession number	ocn1302294126

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