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Saba Mahmood, “Religious Difference in a Secular Age: A Minority Report” (Princeton UP, 2015)

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This chapter challenges the belief that religious fundamentalism causes violence and discrimination against religious minorities, arguing that secularism exacerbates religious tensions in the Middle East. It explores the concepts of political secularism and minority rights, focusing on the experiences of Egyptian Copts and Baha'is.

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