New Books in Islamic Studies: Shari?a and the State in Pakistan

In this podcast episode of New Books in Islamic Studies, host SherAli Tareen speaks with Farhat Haq to discuss her book, "Shari?a and the State in Pakistan: Blasphemy Politics" (Routledge, 2019). Haq's book "Haq presents the history and present of blasphemy laws, debates, and politics in Pakistan, in a manner that carefully weaves the historical backdrop of blasphemy politics with detailed descriptions of important discursive moments and contributions involving a range of different state and non-state actors."