Position Statement on Apostasy and Blasphemy
Publication Author:
Muslim for Progressive Values
Date:
February 2015 | Attachment | Size |
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| MPV-Position-Statement-on-Apostasy-and-Blasphemy-Final.pdf | 367.1 KB |
number of pages:
3
Languages available:
English Position statement given by Muslim for Progressive Values regarding the way anti-apostasy and anti-blasphemy laws are used to authorize state actors to discriminate religious or ethnic minorities providing justification for violence and hate.
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