Rights of Non-Muslim Minorities in a Muslim Country in the Light of Qur’an and Sunnah

The Issue of the rights of non-Muslim minorities in Muslim countries has been one of the most burning issues in this era. It has been highlighted by both Muslim and non-Muslim writers that they are mistreated in Muslim countries. This paper discusses the rights of non-Muslims in a Muslim country in the light of Quran, Sunnah and Islamic history. These rights are the protection of rights and freedom of belief, right to protection of property, honour, assurance of disability, poverty and old age, right of freedom in religion, language and culture, work and profession in government services, equal rights in the society and justice. It will be shown that in Muslim countries, all non-Muslim minorities have their equal rights and same citizen status. This paper ends by providing some suggestions in solving contemporary non-Muslim problems in Muslim countries.

Exploring Relationship of Language, Culture and Interpretive Frames in Pakistani English Texts

Exploring Relationship of Language, Culture and Interpretive Frames in Pakistani English Texts This qualitative research explores the relationship of Language, Culture and Interpretive Frames in Pakistani Texts from an indigenous perspective. This relationship is explored in the texts of Pakistani English novels, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and The Unchosen by Mohsin Hamid and Riaz Hassan respectively. The study is carried out with the perspective that every society has its indigenous cultural values, belief system, ways of knowing and doing things, and a way of understanding life. This understanding of the world around is developed solely by the cultural resources present within that society and the cultural reflection is then clearly visible by the linguistic practices of the members of that community. The theoretical perspective of the study of language in the backdrop of cultural frames of reference is developed with the help of Michal Agar's proposed model which says that "frames provide a context in terms of which an expression makes sense, knowledge in terms of which the expression can be discussed, and links in terms of which the poetic echoes can be made explicit". In this context the area of interrelated expectations is explored whereby language expression brings forth for making sense of the texts. The study follows the slogan 'think practically and look logically.' It discusses the intricate relationship of language and culture with specific reference to the interpretive frames. The texts are analyzed with a cultural lens provided by indigenous/native perspective. For this purpose a research technique of Introspection is used within the paradigm of Ethnographic research. Different extracts have been selected from the novels and their respective interpretive frames are explored and developed for meaning making process.