The Politics of Religious Extremism in Pakistan: An Analysis

Karamat, Sidra; Muzaffar, Muhammad; Shah, Ali Shan

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“…Beg characterized the US and Western military operation against Saddam as a Western-Zionist strategy to neutralize the Muslim world. Beg's comments were very similar to those of the JI, an Islamic extremist party (Karamat, et. al.…”

Section: Generals and Islammentioning

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Military and Islamization in Pakistan from 1971 to 1999

Sajid¹

2021

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This article covers the use of Islam as a means of identification and as an integral part of the Pakistan Army Officer Corps' ideology between 1971 and 1999. Many officers have found their identity in the Army's interpretations of Islam. This article also vies that the Army has continually combined concepts of the disgraced 'Martial Race' theory and Islam as the foundation of the Army's superiority over other forces, most especially the Indian Army, since its inception.in historical context the British Indian Army remained indulge in political, religious and cultural activities and being the successor of British Indian Army, the Pakistan's Army did continue the practice. Beyond all else, the Military's devastating loss to India in 1971 influenced the formation of an Army culture centered on Islam. Islam was also divulged to have a long history of association with and conflation with concepts such as martial race and Muslim triumphalism, as well as warfighting enthusiasm, unit, and equipment designations.

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Section: Generals and Islammentioning

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Military and Islamization in Pakistan from 1971 to 1999

Sajid¹

2021

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“…In the aftermath violent extremism has escalated dramatically. The implications of the Taliban's emergence in Afghanistan, the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States, and later on Pakistan's willingness to fight the US War on Terror as a front-line ally are significantly greater than expected (Karamat, Muzaffar & Shah, 2019).…”

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Accomplishments and Challenges of Pakistan’s Fight against Violent Religious Extremism: A Critical Analysis

Javaid¹

2022

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The aim of this paper is to critically analyze challenges faced by Pakistan in preventing and countering violent religious extremism (CVRE) and its accomplishments. The religious notions of identity formation are embedded in Pakistan's foundation since its birth. In the post-partition domestic politics, the apex political leadership, religious factions and right-wing political parties spread their own brand of religion that instigated radicalization, extremism and violence, causing threat to its homeland security. In Pakistan violent religious extremism is a phenomenon i.e. multi-faceted and multi-layered, in which not only internal but external actors are also involved making the situation even more complicated. The fight against religious extremism has been an uphill task for the state authorities. The paper analyzes the various measures taken to curb the on slot of violent extremism which includes the review of National Action Plan and the military operations at various times. The paper concludes by suggesting recommendations to curtail the ongoing menace of violent religious extremism.

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“…Sidra Karamat, Muhammad Muzaffar, and AliShan Shah (2019) argue that the "politico-religious nationalism" by "extremist" description deliberates "cultural or spiritual identity to be different from those of most, presumptively unfamiliar and cheating" and argue that it "led to the formation of a tiered perception of citizenship." (Karamt, S.;Muzaffar, M.;Shan, A., 2019) in Pakistan; India is not very different from Pakistan. The construction of identity is therefore, vital for this research.…”

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Role of Cinema in Identity Construction in India and Pakistan After Partition 1947

Malik

Akhtar

2019

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This paper reflects only part of a broader research project in which narratives between India and Pakistan have been analyzed as propagated through the medium of film. Existing literature highlights that events from 1947 partition between India and Pakistan, have been used methodically by establishments on both side to recontextualize the realities of partition and violence associated with that, blaming each other for being the cause, suppressing much of what actually transpired, evading any clear position, while promoting triumphant discourses of nation, sacrifice and socioeconomic insinuations. The focus of this paper is to examine how visual modality as explained by Machin and Mayr (2012), plays a part in shaping opinions and narrating events. Employing Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA) to analyze the discourses realized by a partition based movie, this paper highlights that the way "other" is depicted to experience partition, and has been represented to suit the "self"s" account. The representation is a vital part of the legitimization of one particular discourse of partition, used to marginalize other likely discourses in both countries. The study has implications for understanding post-colonial and post-separation socio-cultural development in Pakistan and India. The outcomes of the study can be utilized to identify the ways both countries can use media and narratives to enhance socio-cultural ties and policies; thereby welfare of people on both sides.

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The Politics of Religious Extremism in Pakistan: An Analysis

Cited by 22 publications

References 3 publications

Military and Islamization in Pakistan from 1971 to 1999

Military and Islamization in Pakistan from 1971 to 1999

Accomplishments and Challenges of Pakistan’s Fight against Violent Religious Extremism: A Critical Analysis

Role of Cinema in Identity Construction in India and Pakistan After Partition 1947

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