Compare and contrast the discrimination and persecution of religious groups in two states.

The question requires that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences between the discrimination and persecution of religious groups in two states, referring to both throughout. The two religious groups may or may not be from the same region and they may or may not have been contemporaneous with each other. The practices discussed may predate or extend beyond the timeframe, but they must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may compare and contrast issues such as the imprisonment or execution of apostates; the execution of heretics or members of banned sects; the banishment of groups belonging to minority religions; the application of additional taxation; employment restrictions or the imposition of a defined living space upon different religions groups. Both similarities and differences in the discrimination and persecution of religious groups must be clearly indicated but there does not need to be an equal number of each.