(Video) When Pakistan was founded in 1947, it was dubbed "the Islamic state experiment". In Urdu, Pakistan means "land of the pure". Now, more than 60 years later, the country is locked in a battle to define what brand of Islam it will follow, and just how "pure" Pakistan should be. Full Story »
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Human rights advocate Asma Jahangir sheds light on the confusion Pakistanis face when trying to understand who to support in the government's fight against the Taliban. Talks about Saudi involvement in Pakistan, which isn't discussed in the U.S. press.
The talk-video report from Pakistan provides local insight on the path for Pakistan. The internal confusion about the situation and identities in the civil war is reflected. Asma Jahangir is a good interview for discussing the complexities.
It presents a Pakistani human rights advocate's view of the conflict between military and civilian, domestic and foreign (American), radical militant Islamic and moderate influences. As such it's not a black and white view of the type often found in Western news sources.
I seem to remember that Pakistan was intended by its founders to be more secular than it is now. Perhaps there is a lot of emphasis on these ... More »
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