The book is an insightful study of the militancy in Pakistan and Afghanistan, delving into its background that can be traced to Russia’s perpetual interest in the Central Asian region and Afghanistan and the ‘Great Game’ between the British imperialists and Russia in the nineteenth century to acquire hegemony over the region. It begins with a detailed history of Afghanistan. Examining the implications of continual interference by the world ...
Islam, Peace and Conflict: Based on Six Events in the Year 1979, which were Harbingers of the Present Day
September 11, 2001 is generally perceived as the day when the world split between two civilizations comprising of the world split between two civilizations comprising of the Christian West and the Islamic world. The cracks, leading to the split however, had started to appear much earlier. From the mid-1970 onwards pan-Islamic fundamentalist movements were gaining in strength in most Muslim countries stretching from Algeria to Iran and the Gulf. Muslim radicals ...
