Freedom of Expression in Islam
Challenging Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19944972 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Muhammad Khalid Masud, Kari Vogt, Lena Larsen, Christian Moe |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Freedom of Expression in Islam (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing plc (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9780755637690 |
| OpenAlex | W1533373120 |
| ISBN | 9780755637690 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
In Muslim countries, apostasy and blasphemy laws are defended on the grounds that they are based on Islamic Shari’a and intended to protect religion. But blasphemy and apostasy laws can be used both to suppress thought and debate and to harass religious minorities, both inside and outside Islam. This book – comprising contributions from Muslim scholars, experts and activists – critically and constructively engages with the theological, historical and legal reasoning behind the most restrictive state laws around the world to open up new ways of thinking. The book focuses on the struggle within Muslim societies in Iran, Egypt, Pakistan and Indonesia where blasphemy and apostasy laws serve powerful groups to silence dissent and stifle critical thought. The first part of the book covers the development of the law in shifting historical circumstances and surveys the interpretations of Qur’anic verses that seem to affirm freedom of religion. The second part examines the present politics and practices of prosecuting alleged blasphemers and/or apostates in Muslim countries. The third part looks to the future and where reforms of the law could be possible. Debates on Islam and freedom of expression are often cast in polarizing terms of rights versus religion, East versus West. This volume avoids such approaches by bringing together a diverse group of Muslim scholars and activists with the knowledge, commitment and courage to contest repressive interpretations of religion and provide a resource for reclaiming the human rights to freedom of expression and belief
Apostasy · Blasphemy · Dissent · Freedom of Religion · Human rights · Islam · Muslim world · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Islamic Studies and History · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria
For the Sake of Protecting Religion
Tinjauan Hukum Internasional HAM dan Hukum Islam terhadap LGBT Perspektif Human Dignity Mashood A. Baderin
Law and Religion in Indonesia
International Law and the Defamation of Religion Conundrum
A demographic perspective on the Muslim world
Dialogue in Agony
Who speaks for Islam
The Apostasy Law in Kuwait and the Liberal Predicament
The Rise of Public Opinion in the Ottoman Empire (1839–1909)
Human language rights
Satires, narratives and journalistic divides
A teoria do "encerramento do Ijtihad" no direito islâmico
Religious tolerance in Oman
On Human Rights and the Qur’anic Perspective
Media freedom in Malaysia
Islamic Human Rights Discourse and Hermeneutics of Continuity
Freedom of expression from Islamic perspective
Critical-Progressive Muslim Thought
Law, Religion and Human Dignity in the Muslim World Today
A Chapter in Public Theology from the Perspective of Human Rights
The future of democracy and human rights
The Radical Application of the Islamist Concept of Takfir
Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law
The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam
Apostasy and Public Policy in Contemporary Egypt
Battling over the public sphere
“Moral Injury” and “Offended Feelings”
Extreme heavy metal and blasphemy in Iran
A decade of revitalizing UN work concerning freedom of religion or belief (2010–2020)
Reflections on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Security
A Wave of Unbelief? Conservative Muslims and the Challenge of Ilḥād in the Post-2013 Arab World
| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,03 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2025 (30) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |