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Stories by Arafat Mazhar

Arafat Mazhar is the founder of Engage, an institution for research and reform of religious laws in Pakistan.

In the Hanafi school of thought, there is unanimous prohibition on the killing of non-Muslims for blasphemy. Updated 02 Nov, 2015 12:18pm

This is the story of religio-political actors who changed the blasphemy narrative, and why they did so. Updated 27 Mar, 2016 09:46pm

The idea that the current interpretation of blasphemy law is based on consensus in religious tradition is a myth. Updated 15 Jan, 2015 12:49am

How could a clearly stated position on blasphemy, maintained for centuries, be misread and made law? Updated 31 Oct, 2018 11:42am