Ordinance XX
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Ordinance XX [1]is an ordinance of the government of Pakistan that is meant to prevent "Anti-Islamic activities". It does not allow an Ahmadi Muslim to call himself a Muslim, punishable by three years in prison. This Ordinance and the 1974 ammendment in the constitution effectively gave the state of Pakistan, the copyrights to the term "Muslim". [2]
Accordign to this ordinance, Ahmadis are debarred from the use of any honorific titles and modes of address specific to the Prophetic community, from building mosques and calling the azan, from undertaking Muslim modes of worship, and from making any citations from the Quran and the Prophet’s hadith. The Penal Code is adjusted to provide two years of imprisonment to anyone caught doing any of the above. In effect, this ordinance criminalises the everyday life of Ahmadis.[3] The United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities has called on the Commission on Human Rights to "call on the Government of Pakistan to repeal Ordinance XX" [4].
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.thepersecution.org/50years/paklaw.html
- ^ Trespasses of the State, Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark, Naveeda Khan, Sarai Reader, 2005; Bare Acts. Page 184
- ^ Trespasses of the State, Ministering to Theological Dilemmas through the Copyright/Trademark, Naveeda Khan, Sarai Reader, 2005; Bare Acts. Page 178
- ^ http://www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/0/7531e0f1f0b77ce4802566570035e7f5?Opendocument
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