Vali Nasr: Political Islam & Pakistan -2/6

Vali Nasr - renowned scholar of political Islam and author of such acclaimed books as "Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the Making of State Power", "Mawdudi and the Making of Islamic Revivalism", and "The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future" - discusses the political dimensions of fundamentalist Islam. He explains how Islamic fundamentalism is best understood as a set of ideological movements intended to bring about social and political change in various Muslim societies. He then provides a detailed overview of the evolution of political Islam in Pakistan by outlining: (a) the history, ideology, politics, and influence of the powerful Jamaat-e-Islami party founded by Maulana Mawdudi; (b) the impact of major external events such as the Iranian Revolution, the Afghan war against the Soviet Union, and export of Wahabi puritanical Islam by Saudi Arabia; (c) the religious predisposition and domestic political realities of the late Pakistani dictator, General Zia-ul-Haq; and (d) the national security considerations of Pakistani state on account of perceived threats from India. Finally, he makes policy recommendations to the United States for combating the threat posed by fundamentalist Islam in Pakistan and elsewhere. This interview was recorded in October 2002 but is still very relevant today.

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[moyasin01]

@prettypinky100 @TheFakeBarbarian ,,i dont think that ameri-indians would agree in this area with u ..especially knowing the fact that 79million of their ancestors were slaughtered by christians backed by the then POPE ,,,

does terms like inquisitions, crusade . represent anything to ur empty mind ???

[prettypinky100]

@TheFakeBarbarian excellent comment .indians ,persians ,north africans etc know it the best .

[TheFakeBarbarian]

"islamic fundamentalism is a late 20th century phenomenon". i almost fell off my chair. this dude is a professor at UCSD?!? I pity his students.

Islam has been political from the day it was born. Muhammad, the prophet was a warlord.

[ghayasbilbees]

As a favor but forget what SC did to suppress Jamat

[ghayasbilbees]

No doubt about the academic excellence of this guy but I can smell that he's few of the remains of Monarchy of Iran

[ghayasbilbees]

At 04:43 what he says about 'Ikhwan' or Muslim Brotherhood is not true at all. There is no evidence or even a minimal degree of proof available to prove 1st that MB was involved in the Parliamentary process of Pakistan 2nd It would have operated underground in Pakistan.

2. Supreme Court has never voted, it actually constituionally cant even vote, the best it can do is to judge on the basis of the facts and figures provided. I dont understand why he remember what SC did for jamat