The question as to whether Pakistan should be a religious or a secular state has been an academic debate for decades. Particularly during and after the ‘Islamization Programme of General Zia-ul-Haq from 1977 to 1988, it became a most concerning issue within and outside the country for Human Rights activists and minorities in Pakistan. This discourse critically addresses this question in comparison to the secularism of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is studied as a model state as she is one of the most developed secular countries and has some commonalities with Pakistan. The theological, historical, and empirical factors behind British secularism are discussed and their possible applicability in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan...
India has been declared to be a 'Secular State' since 1976, by an amendment to the Constitution, alt...
Pakistan\u27s successive constitutions, which enumerate guaranteed fundamental rights and provide fo...
The role of religion in Pakistani political and civil life has had a defining role in the political ...
Kwestia czy Pakistan i Bangladesz mają być państwami religijnymi, czy świeckimi, od kilku dekad pozo...
Pakistan was created in 1947 by leaders of the Muslim minority of the British Raj in order to give t...
Prior to British colonization, there was a general trend by the (Muslim) Mughal Empire to integrate ...
The Islamic Nature of Pakistan has been a debatable question since the creation of Pakistan as an in...
In Pakistan, the issue of religious freedom is deeply embedded in the trajectory of the political co...
Pakistan was created in 1947 by leaders of the Muslim minority of the British Raj in order to give t...
In the 21st century, globalization is continuously reshaping and changing the world. Clear demarcati...
Secularism is often seen as a key component of liberal democracy, yet the concept is deeply rooted i...
The constitutional principle of Secularism has been famously interpreted as creating a “wall of sepa...
Contrary to the common notion that Muslims are fundamentalist, anti-modern, and against Western norm...
This thesis examines the prospects for a conversation between Islam and human rights. The basic que...
Pakistan has long claimed itself to be Shariah compliant, as particularly enshrined in the preamble ...
India has been declared to be a 'Secular State' since 1976, by an amendment to the Constitution, alt...
Pakistan\u27s successive constitutions, which enumerate guaranteed fundamental rights and provide fo...
The role of religion in Pakistani political and civil life has had a defining role in the political ...
Kwestia czy Pakistan i Bangladesz mają być państwami religijnymi, czy świeckimi, od kilku dekad pozo...
Pakistan was created in 1947 by leaders of the Muslim minority of the British Raj in order to give t...
Prior to British colonization, there was a general trend by the (Muslim) Mughal Empire to integrate ...
The Islamic Nature of Pakistan has been a debatable question since the creation of Pakistan as an in...
In Pakistan, the issue of religious freedom is deeply embedded in the trajectory of the political co...
Pakistan was created in 1947 by leaders of the Muslim minority of the British Raj in order to give t...
In the 21st century, globalization is continuously reshaping and changing the world. Clear demarcati...
Secularism is often seen as a key component of liberal democracy, yet the concept is deeply rooted i...
The constitutional principle of Secularism has been famously interpreted as creating a “wall of sepa...
Contrary to the common notion that Muslims are fundamentalist, anti-modern, and against Western norm...
This thesis examines the prospects for a conversation between Islam and human rights. The basic que...
Pakistan has long claimed itself to be Shariah compliant, as particularly enshrined in the preamble ...
India has been declared to be a 'Secular State' since 1976, by an amendment to the Constitution, alt...
Pakistan\u27s successive constitutions, which enumerate guaranteed fundamental rights and provide fo...
The role of religion in Pakistani political and civil life has had a defining role in the political ...