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FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF IDEOLOGICAL CONFLICT BETWEEN ISLAM AND THE WEST

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).03      10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).03      Published : Sep 2019

Freedom of Expression: A Comparative Study of Ideological Conflict between Islam And the West

Abstract

    (FOE) is a basic human right, unanimously accepted all over the world; however it has no universal definition. The Islam condemns the Blasphemy strongly, whereas the West takes it as an offshoot of FOE and a symbol of democracy. This paper is an attempt to investigate, to what extent the Islamic concept of FOE is consistent with the Western concept? Its main objective is to point out the real cause of the rift and to discover recipe which could be used in curing the bleeding sore of humanity. Methodologically, qualitative research technique is used; analytical approach is adopted. Principal books, Scholarly articles, and academic writings are especially consulted. It is concluded that all the basic human rights have limits; therefore FOE must also be aligned. In this way, a common socio-religious definition of FOE is suggested for a peaceful and tolerant democratic global society.

    Freedom of Expression, Ideological Conflict, Islam and West.

    (1) Tasaddaq Hussain
    PhD Research Scholar,Department of Media and Communication Studies,Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Aslam Pervez
    Professor,Department of Media and Communication Studies,Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan
    (3) Shahid Minhas
    Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, GIFT University Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Hussain, T., Pervez, M. A., & Minhas, S. (2019). Freedom of Expression: A Comparative Study of Ideological Conflict between Islam And the West. Global Regional Review, IV(III), 20-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).03

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Hussain, Tasaddaq, Muhammad Aslam Pervez, and Shahid Minhas. 2019. "Freedom of Expression: A Comparative Study of Ideological Conflict between Islam And the West." Global Regional Review, IV (III): 20-27 doi: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).03

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    HARVARD : HUSSAIN, T., PERVEZ, M. A. & MINHAS, S. 2019. Freedom of Expression: A Comparative Study of Ideological Conflict between Islam And the West. Global Regional Review, IV, 20-27.

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    TURABIAN : Hussain, Tasaddaq, Muhammad Aslam Pervez, and Shahid Minhas. "Freedom of Expression: A Comparative Study of Ideological Conflict between Islam And the West." Global Regional Review IV, no. III (2019): 20-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).03