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Philosophy and Religion: Freedom of Expression in Islam
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Freedom of Expression in Islam, by Mohammad Hashim Kamali. Cambridge, England: Islamic Texts Society, 1997. ix + 261 pages. Appends. to p. 301. Bibl. to p. 314. Gloss. to p. 330. Index to p. 349. $60.
Reviewed by Asma Afsaruddin
It is a truism among MusLims that Islam ensures human dignity by guaranteeing certain human rights to all and that, above all, it counsels tolerance for the beliefs of others. Such assertions made, however, to outsiders, especially Westerners, often elicit downright skepticism; they are so much at odds, after all, with the images of militant Muslims flitting across Western television screens or with the harsh editorializations on an intolerant, …
