Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes Are Choking Freedom Worldwide

by Paul Marshall, Nina Shea, Paul A. Marshall

Book Overview

The fatwa against Salman Rushdie awakened many westerners to the danger of being accused of blasphemy in the Muslim world. As this eye-opening volume reveals, accusations of "blasphemy," "apostasy," or "insulting Islam" are increasingly used by authoritarian governments and extremist forces in the Muslim world to acquire and consolidate power. These charges, which traditionally carry a punishment of death, have proved effective in intimidating not...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199812284
• ISBN13: 9780199812288
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"