In a Pure Muslim Land: Shi’ism Between Pakistan and the Middle East

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By Simon Wolfgang Fuchs *15

Published March 14, 2019

Focusing primarily on current political and theological discussion in Pakistan, In a Pure Muslim Land (UNC Press) is a detailed foray into the interaction between Shi’i practitioners and academics that seeks to understand how modern Shi’i Muslims practice and consider their faith.

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