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...
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Washington, DC :
Georgetown University Press,
[2014]
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Table des matières:
- Islam and democracy in Pakistan
- Islamic parties in Pakistan
- Muslim democratic parties: origins and characteristics
- Islamist parties: origins and characteristics
- Islamic voters in Pakistan: motives and behavior
- Political strategy: when extremism works
- Lessons learned: how Pakistan informs the Arab Spring and Afghanistan
- Foreign policy implications and new trends.