Blasphemy and terrorism in the Muslim world
This article examines the effect of blasphemy laws on Islamist terrorism in Muslim-majority countries. Although passed with the ostensibly noble purpose of defending religion, I argue that blasphemy laws encourage terrorism by creating a culture of vigilantism in which terrorists, claiming to be the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 6, Pages: 1087-1105 |
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