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Vying for Allah's vote : understanding Islamic parties, political violence, and extremism in Pakistan /
What is driving political extremism in Pakistan? In early 2011, the prominent Pakistani politician Salmaan Taseer was assassinated by a member of his own security team for insulting Islam by expressing views in support of the rights of women and religious minorities. Benazir Bhutto, the former prime...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
Georgetown University Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | South Asia in world affairs series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | What is driving political extremism in Pakistan? In early 2011, the prominent Pakistani politician Salmaan Taseer was assassinated by a member of his own security team for insulting Islam by expressing views in support of the rights of women and religious minorities. Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister, was killed by gunfire and explosive devices as she left a campaign event in December 2007; strong evidence links members of extremist organizations to her slaying. These murders underscore the fact that religion, politics, and policy are inextricably linked in Pakistan. In this book, Haro. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 251 pages .) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1626160163 9781626160163 |