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title Implications of Twelver Shí'ih Mihdísm on Religious Tolerance : The Case of the Bahá'í Minority in the Islamic Republic of Iran
author Akhavan, Payam
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Payam Akhavan
item typeBook section
publication year1993
date1993
publication titleIslamic Law Reform and Human Rights : Challenges and Rejoinders
abstract noteExplores the human rights implications of applying Islamic law in Iran to its Baha’is minority. Akhavan attempts to suggest alternative readings of the shari'a (Islamic religious law) that could reconcile discrepancies between the treatment of Baha’is with Iran’s obligations under international law.
pages197-218
publisherNordic Human Rights Publications
placeCopenhagen
languageEnglish
manual tagsIRAN; PERSECUTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; ISLAM
editorVogt, Kari; Lindholm, Tore Seminar on Human Rights and the Modern Application of Islamic Law (1992 : Oslo

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