Author: Imtiaz AlamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : South Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
SAPANA: Religious revivalism in South Asia
Author: Imtiaz AlamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : South Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Religion in South Asia
Author: Geoff A. OddiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
What's Wrong with Pakistan?
Author: Babar AyazPublisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 9384544272
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A courageous, comprehensive and no-holds-barred account, by a veteran journalist, of a 66-year-old nation that is still trying to find its identity and fighting its own demons . . . Beginning with the ‘genetic defect’ that Pakistan was born with, Babar Ayaz highlights the numerous problems faced by Pakistan today that have arisen as a result of the country’s foundation being based on religion. What Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah managed to achieve as a separate homeland inAugust 1947 is today being consumed by religious fanaticism. Ayaz attributes such a state of affairs to the Islamization of Pakistani laws, which are in conflict with the twenty-first century value systems. The author next pinpoints how Jinnah failed to recognize the ethno-linguistic diversity of the Pakistan he had created, which needed proper distribution of power between the Centre and the states in the then-existent West Pakistan and East Pakistan. He describes how the centralization of power and the imposition of a single language for both wings of the country led to the dismemberment of Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971. The book also analyzes the ‘unwritten national security policy’ of Pakistan and how it has dictated its foreign policy. Relations with the US, India, China, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Afghanistan are discussed visà-vis the overall national security policy. The author contends that the rise of fundamentalism is a global phenomenon, but in Pakistan, it has given birth to a plethora of Islamic militant groups covertly supported by the Pakistani intelligence services. Pakistan has been branded as ‘the most dangerous state of the world’ and the ‘epicentre of terrorism’. He laments the fact that attempts to present the peaceful side of Islam are extremely feeble because of the dominance of the pro-jihad elements, which are pushing the country into a civil war-like situation. In spite of several years of attempts at indoctrination of the people through mass media and educational institutions, in Pakistan, the anti-Indian feelings and extreme stands on Kashmir have been limited. Ayaz believes that India and the developed world would have to help by being more accommodating and understanding, so that the people of Pakistan can re-invent their country. Without moving towards secularism, the author warns, Pakistan will remain at war with itself as it is torn between the twenty-first century and medieval religious value systems.
The Politics of Personal Law in South Asia
Author: Partha S. GhoshPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 042901547X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The viability of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has always been a bone of contention in socially and politically plural South Asia. It is entangled within the polemics of identity politics, minority rights, women’s rights, national integration, uniform citizenry and, of late, global Islamic politics and universal human rights. While champions of each category view the issue from their own perspectives, making the debate extremely complex, this book takes up the challenge of providing a holistic political analysis. As most of the South Asian states today subscribe to a decentralised view and share a common history, this study is an excellent comparative analysis of the applicability of the UCC. In this work, India figures prominently, being the most plural and vibrant democracy, as well as accounting for almost three-fourths of the region’s population. This provides the backdrop for an analysis of the other states in the region. This second edition will be indispensable for scholars, researchers and students of law, political science and South Asian Studies.
SAPANA: History and education in South Asia
Author: Imtiaz AlamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : South Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
SAPANA: Conflict resolution in South Asia
Author: Imtiaz AlamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : South Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Regional Integration and Economic Development in South Asia
Author: Sultan Hafeez RahmanPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1781005249
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
South Asian leaders have made it a priority to tackle key regional issues such as poverty, environment degradation, trade and investment barriers and food insecurity, among others.
Islam in South Asia
Author: Jamal MalikPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004422714
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Jamal Malik provides new insights into the social and intellectual history of the complex forms of cultural articulation among Muslims in South Asia from the seventh to twenty-first century, elaborating on various trends and tendencies in a highly plural setting.
Travels in South-eastern Asia
Author: Howard MalcolmPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Burma
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Author: Howard Malcom