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::Roundtable:: Evidence for the Laity but not the Courts: Dreams and Blasphemy in Contemporary Pakistan
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::Roundtable:: Evidence for the Laity but not the Courts: Dreams and Blasphemy in Contemporary Pakistan
By Mashal Saif In late 2010, many Pakistani ʿulamā’ publicly declared that Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan’s largest province, had insulted the Prophet Muḥammad and Islam.[1] In January 2011, Governor Taseer was shot dead by his own bodyguard, Mumtaz Qadri, who reported being inspired by the ʿulamā’s statements. Regarding his killing of Taseer, Qadri announced: “I have no repentance, and I did it for Tahafuz-i-Namoos-i-Rasool (protecting…
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