Vying for Allah's Vote : Understanding Islamic Parties, Political Violence, and Extremism in Pakistan /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ullah, Haroon K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Islamism.
Politiska partier.
Islam och politik.
Religiöse Partei
Radikalismus
Partei
Islam
Politics and government
Political parties.
Islamic fundamentalism.
Islam and politics.
Integrisme islamique > Pākistān.
Islamic fundamentalism > Pakistan.
Political parties > Pakistan.
Islam and politics > Pakistan.
Pakistan
Pakistan.
Pākistān > Politique et gouvernement.
Pakistan > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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