Pakistan and Somalia
Monday, July 6, 2009
Dawn, Pakistan, Monday, 06 Jul, 2009
The fact is, both Pakistan and Somalia should realise that propping up Sufism as a counter to spreading militancy is a dangerous gamble. It breeds a culture of coercion, in which one interpretation of Islam is imposed on all citizens. Moreover, deepening the spiral of religious warfare will only result in years more of bloodshed and instability.
True democracies are invested in promoting the freedom to practise whichever religion, and however, a person chooses. Learning from Somalia, Pakistan should be making every effort to minimise the space given to religion in the public sphere.
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The fact is, both Pakistan and Somalia should realise that propping up Sufism as a counter to spreading militancy is a dangerous gamble. It breeds a culture of coercion, in which one interpretation of Islam is imposed on all citizens. Moreover, deepening the spiral of religious warfare will only result in years more of bloodshed and instability.
True democracies are invested in promoting the freedom to practise whichever religion, and however, a person chooses. Learning from Somalia, Pakistan should be making every effort to minimise the space given to religion in the public sphere.
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Labels: Pseudo Islamization, Somalia, War on Terror
posted @ 11:14 AM,
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Terrorists fleeing to Somalia, Yemen from Pakistan
Friday, June 12, 2009
The News International, Pakistan
Friday, June 12, 2009
WASHINGTON: American officials say they are seeing the first evidence that dozens of fighters with Al Qaeda, and a small handful of the terrorist group’s leaders, are moving to Somalia and Yemen from their principal haven in Pakistan’s tribal areas, US paper said in a report.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
WASHINGTON: American officials say they are seeing the first evidence that dozens of fighters with Al Qaeda, and a small handful of the terrorist group’s leaders, are moving to Somalia and Yemen from their principal haven in Pakistan’s tribal areas, US paper said in a report.
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Labels: Osama Bin Laden, Somalia, Terrorism, War on Terror, Yemen
posted @ 9:23 AM,
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