{"product_id":"9781784538576","title":"Freedom of Expression in Islam Challenging Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFreedom of Expression in Islam\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChallenging Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMuhammad Khalid Masud | Kari Vogt | Lena Larsen | Christian Moe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Islamic Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003eDebates 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuhammad Khalid Masud\u003c\/b\u003e is an ad hoc member of the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eDispensing Justice in Islam: Qadis and Their Judgments\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eIslam and Modernity: An Introduction to Key Issues and Debates\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKari Vogt\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor (emeritus) at the Department of Cultural Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo, Norway. She has published widely on Islamic and Middle East issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLena Larsen\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief at the University of Oslo, Norway. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Muftis Think: Islamic Legal Thought and Muslim Women in Western Europe \u003c\/i\u003e(2018).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Moe\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent writer and researcher based in Slovenia. He has written on human rights and religion, religious education, and contemporary Islam in the former Yugoslavia\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 February 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781784538576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332979359884,"sku":"9781784538576","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e02c4392-39ef-4806-a52c-12ed004eb831.jpg?v=1783607902","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781784538576","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}