Religious discrimination

religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state

''''''' ( ', , collectively / "the people of the covenant") or '''''' () is a historical term for non-Muslims living in an Islamic state with legal protection and certain restrictions. The word literally means "protected person", referring to the state's obligation under sharia to protect the individual's life, property, as well as freedom of religion, in exchange for loyalty to the state and payment of the jizya tax, in contrast to the zakat, or obligatory alms, paid by the Muslim subjects. Dhimmi were forbidden to bear arms and so did not perform military service and other privileges assigne

Sectarianism is a debated concept. Some scholars and journalists define it as pre-existing fixed communal categories in society, and use it to explain political, cultural, or religious conflicts between groups. Others conceive of sectarianism as a set of social practices where daily life is organized on the basis of communal norms and rules that individuals strategically use and transcend. This definition highlights the co-constitutive aspect of sectarianism and people's agency, as opposed to understanding sectarianism as being fixed and incompatible communal boundaries.

Islamic religious police in Iran

enforcement agency

method used to limit the number of students who may study at a university

separation & discrimination of people according to their religion

treating a person or group differently because of their particular beliefs

intolerance against another's religious beliefs or practices or lack thereof

opposition to any modern religion or new religious movement and in turn to their cult and veneration

stance that only one spiritual belief is true

religious concept

Social advantage that is bestowed upon Christians in society