Asma T Uddin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4140983 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Asma T Uddin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Asma T |
| FAMILY NAME | Uddin |
| SIGNATURE | UDDIN A T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Islamic University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Religious Double Standard: Post-9/11 Challenges to Muslims’ Religious Land Usage
Muslims in the United States face real limits on their religious freedom. Numerous influential individuals and organizations even posit that Islam is not a religion and that, therefore, Muslims do not have rights to religious freedom. The claim is that Islam is a political ideology that is intent on taking over the country and subverting Americans’ constitutional rights. This narrative has gained momentum since the attacks of September 11, 2001 a…
When Islam Is Not a Religion: Inside America's Fight for Religious Freedom
Religious liberty lawyer Asma Uddin has long considered her work defending people of all faiths to be a calling more than a job. Yet even as she seeks equal protection for Evangelicals, Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims, Native Americans, Jews, and Catholics alike, she has seen an ominous increase in attempts to criminalize Islam and exclude American Muslims from their inalienable rights. Somehow, the view that Muslims aren't human enough for human rights o…
Blasphemy Laws in Muslim-Majority Countries
In Pakistan, courts use blasphemy laws to bully religious minorities, as well as Muslims, and to justify broad censorship on speech. In Indonesia, officials impose criminal penalties on the Ahmadiyya and other groups whose teachings are deemed deviant from the state-sanctioned religions. In Egypt, officials use blasphemy laws to prevent conversions, inhibit proselytism, and silence critics. Such laws appease rather than control violent extremists…
The Hajj and Pluralism
The hajj celebrates a multiplicity of cultures, lifestyles, views, and interpretations. Through imagination, pilgrims awake to “constructive possibilities” that counter absolutism. Pilgrims are to contemplate the inner meaning of the rites and apply the significance of those rites beyond the hajj to their everyday lives. For example, God’s commentary on women’s dignity is nestled within the hajj rituals honoring Eve and Hagar. Eve’s role as the m…
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The Hajj and Pluralism
The hajj celebrates a multiplicity of cultures, lifestyles, views, and interpretations. Through imagination, pilgrims awake to “constructive possibilities” that counter absolutism. Pilgrims are to contemplate the inner meaning of the rites and apply the significance of those rites beyond the hajj to their everyday lives. For example, God’s commentary on women’s dignity is nestled within the hajj rituals honoring Eve and Hagar. Eve’s role as the m…
Blasphemy Laws in Muslim-Majority Countries
In Pakistan, courts use blasphemy laws to bully religious minorities, as well as Muslims, and to justify broad censorship on speech. In Indonesia, officials impose criminal penalties on the Ahmadiyya and other groups whose teachings are deemed deviant from the state-sanctioned religions. In Egypt, officials use blasphemy laws to prevent conversions, inhibit proselytism, and silence critics. Such laws appease rather than control violent extremists…
When Islam Is Not a Religion: Inside America's Fight for Religious Freedom
Religious liberty lawyer Asma Uddin has long considered her work defending people of all faiths to be a calling more than a job. Yet even as she seeks equal protection for Evangelicals, Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims, Native Americans, Jews, and Catholics alike, she has seen an ominous increase in attempts to criminalize Islam and exclude American Muslims from their inalienable rights. Somehow, the view that Muslims aren't human enough for human rights o…
A Religious Double Standard: Post-9/11 Challenges to Muslims’ Religious Land Usage
Muslims in the United States face real limits on their religious freedom. Numerous influential individuals and organizations even posit that Islam is not a religion and that, therefore, Muslims do not have rights to religious freedom. The claim is that Islam is a political ideology that is intent on taking over the country and subverting Americans’ constitutional rights. This narrative has gained momentum since the attacks of September 11, 2001 a…
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Human rights (2 works) · Islam (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 works) · Asian Studies and History (1 works) · Blasphemy (1 works) · Censorship (1 works) · Constructive (1 works)