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Egypt has the world\u2019s sixth-harshest blasphemy law, stricter than Saudi Arabia,<\/strong> according to a list<\/a> by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom cited by The Economist (paywall)<\/a>. Iran and Pakistan have the strictest laws against blasphemy globally. \u201cThe countries were assessed on the basis of the harshness of their penalties, the vagueness or precision of the offence, and the degree to which the blasphemy laws underpinned discrimination against some religious groups.\u201d The Economist adds that \u201cPakistan and Egypt were among the countries found to be using blasphemy laws as a form of anti-minority oppression.\u201d Overall, 71 countries punish blasphemy in some form. A surprise entry on the list is Canada with the ninth mildest, although Canadian law explicitly upholds the right to robust religious debate, as long as it is conducted in \u201cgood faith and decent language.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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