Purifying the land of the pure : a history of Pakistan's religious minorities /
Ispahani, Farahnaz,author.
In Purifying the Land of the Pure, Farahnaz Ispahani analyzes Pakistan's policies towards its religious minority populations, both Muslim and non-Muslim, since independence in 1947.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Demography, state and religion -- Ideological state -- Militarism and national identity -- Balancing act : 1972-1977 -- Islamization : 1977-1988 -- Global jihad and Pakistan's minorities, 1988-1999 -- Militancy, terrorism and sectarianism -- 1999 onwards.
In Purifying the Land of the Pure, Farahnaz Ispahani analyzes Pakistan's policies towards its religious minority populations, both Muslim and non-Muslim, since independence in 1947.
Religious minorities
Politics and government.
Religious minorities.
Purifying the land of the pure.