Purifying the Land of the Pure: Pakistan's Religious Minorities
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (505 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9351775526 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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. In 2012, she was listed among Foreign Policy magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers, as well as Newsweek Pakistan's Top 100 Women Who Matter. In 2013-2014, she served as a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. About the Author Farahnaz Ispahani has been a leading voice for women and religious minorities in Pakistan for the past twenty-five years, first as a journalist, then as a member of Pakistan's National Assembly, and most recently as a scholar based in the United States. During her tenure in parliament (2008-2012), she was a member of the
Shabby scholarship, contradictory at many points, and self-proclaiming Shabby scholarship, contradictory at many points, and self-proclaiming. This is intended to serve those ears that want to hear such stories from Pakistan. There is no doubt Pakistan has many problems, and treatment of minorities is one of them, yet considering a few institutions responsible for all the mess is what makes this work destined to go to dustbin.. "Excellent, rigorous read on human rights & Pakistani society" according to Devin Chavira. This book is a must-read for South Asia watchers and for anyone who wants to understand the crucial, often hushed situation of minorities in Pakistani society. Ms. Ispahani offers a brave, in-depth take on this controversial subject, backed up by rigorous research and treated with the care of a passionate defender of human rights. Highly recommend.. "Mrs. Ispahani's Purifying the Land of the Pure is" according to S. Prasad. Mrs. Ispahani's Purifying the Land of the Pure is a refreshing new addition to what is already a large set of literature on Pakistan. Although many authors have briefly discussed the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan, Ispahani dedicates a whole book on the subject to all minorities, not just Muslims or Christians. Passionately written, Ispahani's book is a must read for all those interested in Pakistan and human rights.
. Farahnaz Ispahani has been a leading voice for women and religious minorities in Pakistan for the past twenty-five years, first as a journalist, then as a member of Pakistan's National Assembly, and most recently as a scholar based in the United States. During her tenure in parliament (2008-2012), she was a member of the Foreign Affairs and Human Rights Committees and of the Women's Parliamentary Caucus. In 2013-2014, she served as a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson
But soon after Independence, even as Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah lay dying, political, religious and social leaders proclaimed it an Islamic State, drumming up a national narrative of Islamic victimhood. Farahnaz Ispahani brings to the subject an uncommon combination: the rigour of a scholar and the ground-level experience of a parliamentarian. Headline statement: 'An unnerving tale of how politics empowered bigotry in Pakistan': Asma Jahangir About the book: 'You will find that in course of time Hindus would cease to be Hindus and Muslims would cease to be Muslims, not in the religious sense, because that is the personal faith of each individual, but in the political sense as citizens of the State.' - Muhammad Ali Jinnah Pakistan was carved out in 1947 to protect the subcontinent's largest religious minority. It was c