The book gives a comparative perspective of four Muslim countries namely; Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan on ‘State, Religion and Democracy’. The publication is part of the Dialogue Forum series titled: ‘State, Religion and Democracy’ in 2013 launched by the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) as part of its democratic advocacy and counter-radicalization program.
This three part series of visits and lectures aimed at generating a debate on the issues of democracy, the role of religion, good governance, and sensitizing Pakistani youth on secular forms of state governance in Muslim countries. Other objectives included obtaining a comparative perspective on how different Muslim states manage both religion and politics separately, so that religion is treated as a matter of personal choice, not state business. Furthermore, the Dialogues also aimed to show how the differences of culture, religion or ethnicity are handled in a way that they become a culture of accommodation and tolerance, rather than confrontation and conflict.