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Counter-violent extremism
Politics of Radicalization and De-radicalization: Impact on Pakistan’s Security Dynamics
Salma Malik
Countering radicalization in Pakistan: Efforts must be initiated from within the society
It is important to challenge the extremist and literalist interpretations of Islam to prevent further radicalization in Pakistan and defeat the militant groups operating in the country.
This was the crux of a seminar organized by the Pak…
American media has failed to play the watchdog role
The US media was “set up to fail” by the Bush administration as it prepared to invade Iraq in March 2003.
This was stated by Katherine Brown, a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University’s Department of Communications, during a presentation…
Building an empirical knowledge base is imperative to counter-radicalization in Pakistan
Despite the phenomenal rise of radical ideologies in Pakistan, the country lacks an empirical knowledge base to form counter-strategies. These observations were shared with a visiting high profile European delegation of academics,…
9/11 changed the perceptions of Americans about Pakistan
“In Pak-US relations, 9/11 serves as water shed event which changed the perceptions of many Americans towards Pakistani Diaspora in US. It not only enhanced the feelings of hatered and mistrust between the two communities but also became a…
Taliban insurgency is thriving in FATA noted PIPS new book
After September 11, 2001 the militant networks have become stronger and well entrenched in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (FATA); while the militant economy has surpassed the volume of $ 6bn per annum. The dynamics of…
Litterateurs’ Response to Extremism in Pakistan
Understanding FATA
The Afghan Islamists’ political failure to produce realistic agendas for change1 is cited by some analysts as an example of the failure of political Islam. Some others however argue that Muslim societies seem …
Assessing the reporting, approach and impact of militants’ print media in Pakistan
An analysis of militants’ media in Pakistan evading discussion on the role of the mainstream media will not be a true description of the ‘narrative’ being pursued and promoted by the former. It is really hard to skip over the opinion that…
Tribes and militants in the Arab world
In the Middle East, militant jihadi groups have proven quite good at providing a focal point for existing grievances, but have been quite bad at taking this to the next level and offering people something in return for their support, argued…