State-backed discrimination against Shia Muslims in Malaysia
This article traces the origins of legalized discrimination, religious hatred, and systematic marginalization of a community of Malaysian Muslims – the Shias – perpetuated in the name of Islam. It demonstrates how a central government-derived fatwa (religious legal opinion) banning Shi’ism and the p...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
September 2017
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Critical Asian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Pages: 308-329 |
| Further subjects: | B
Human rights violation
B Religious freedom B Human rights B Discrimination B Shi'ah B State B Freedom of religion B Religion B Malaysia B Religious organization B Islam and politics |