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Article: Shall weigh your God and you: assessing the imperialistic implications of the International Religious Freedom Act in Muslim countries.
- Article from:
- Duke Law Journal
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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INTRODUCTION
"Why do they hate us?" is a question that Americans have been asking themselves in the post-September 11 world. (1) As the United States attempts to implement a new law involving international religious freedom, some members of the Muslim faith community may have yet another reason to "hate us." Some Muslims believe that they must adjudge the United States's religious imperialist instincts ("weigh your God and you") (2) as the United States attempts to export its values on religious freedom to the rest of the world. The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (3) (IRFA) may be another example that demonstrates a pattern of American imperialism to ...