RT Book
T1 Peacebuilding in Pakistan: a study on the religious minorities and initiatives for interfaith harmony
T2 Religionen im Dialog
JF Religionen im Dialog
A1 Ruhland, Heike
LA English
PP Münster New York
PB Waxmann
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1694137562
AB When Pakistan was carved out of India in 1947 as a homeland for the Muslims of the subcontinent, it was envisioned as a secular state where non-Muslims would be granted freedom of religion and equal citizenship. However, the subsequent historical events led to a fast Islamization of nearly every part of public life and discrimination against the country’s religious minorities, who today make up less than 4 per cent of the overall population. Based on extensive field work involving more than 100 non-structured qualitative interviews, this study explores the situation of the religious minorities and the dynamics of interfaith peacebuilding in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Primary focus was laid on the practice of interfaith dialogue, which – given the draconic blasphemy laws – differs from interfaith dialogue as conceived of in the West. Additionally, other peacebuilding measures, as offered by various non-governmental organizations, were taken into account, be they advocacy, promotion of human rights and unbiased education, or policy negotiation with the government.
SN 9783830991212
K1 Ahmadis
K1 blasphemy law
K1 Christians
K1 commitment in civil society
K1 Discrimination
K1 India
K1 Interfaith Dialogue
K1 interfaith harmony
K1 Interreligious Dialogue
K1 Lahore
K1 Pakistan
K1 Parsis
K1 Peacebuilding
K1 persecution of Christians
K1 Punjab
K1 Religionswissenschaft
K1 Religious Minorities
K1 Hochschulschrift