Discriminatory legislation
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
There remains an urgent yet unaddressed need for state policies to reflect the country’s diversity. Regulating madrassas, reforming the public education sector, and invoking constitutional restrictions against private armies and hate speech are essential steps to stem the tide of religious extremism
As if the militancy currently gripping the country were not enough, a mob in a remote village of Toba Tek Singh, angered by the alleged desecration of the Quran, torched 40 houses and a church, where seven people, including two children and an elderly man, were burnt to death.
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As if the militancy currently gripping the country were not enough, a mob in a remote village of Toba Tek Singh, angered by the alleged desecration of the Quran, torched 40 houses and a church, where seven people, including two children and an elderly man, were burnt to death.
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Labels: Governance, Government, Human Rights, Law, Madrassahs, Rights of Minorities
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