... governmental spectrum, they just haven't been given a fair chance to coexist. Bhutto believes the western notion of incompatibility between Islam and democracy is used to divert attention from the involvement of western imperialist powers. Western political intervention in the affairs of the Muslim countries remains to be the biggest impediment in their evolution and growth as democratic institutions. Bhutto grew up in ... for Pakistan could be. She starts off this chapter of her book with a prolepsis: an immediate rebuttal of the commonly held western belief that Islam and Democracy ca...

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... the final upheaval of 'Quit India,' forced the British to look elsewhere for support for the war.(Metcalf) As a result, the Muslim League held prominence as an accommodating beneficiary towards the British.(Metcalf) Although in the earlier stages, Pakistan was not envisaged nor desired a ... factor towards the strengthening of the movement. In the past the identity of a Muslim was fixed as being just a member of the community. But with the Muslim League's personal commitment towards Islam, there seemed to be an assertion of communal solidarity. The gain in mass support ... can be attrib...

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... repetition and endurance. The actual technique can be utterance of words or phrases, singing and dancing. Sufism got its content and its rituals inside Islam, but it also picked up elements from older religious practices. Sufism as a tradition has had many theoreticians, but has still been a practice ... , and music. Aristocrats and scholars alike looked to the Indian subcontinent and Persia for inspiration, and with that came the glory of the great Muslim cultural leaders, the Province of Sindh and the city of Lahore, who were responsible for the establishment of a profound Sufi traditio...

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... to pray. I still hold these practices close to my heart and practice them today. My parents have set this example for me. I also have many Muslim peers surrounding me at school and work, who reinforce my beliefs and collectively practice with me. I find a certain comfort in my religion; it brings me ... in with the crowd, because fasting and praying were a norm. Eating halal meat was never a concern, nor was having alcohol around (both dietary laws in Islam). But when I moved to Canada, I was actively exposed to other diverse groups that made a mixed majority of the country. I did not h...

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... on the photographing or filming of women.  Ban on women's pictures printed in newspapers and books, or hung on the walls of houses and shops. Islam has a tradition of protecting the rights of women and children. In fact, Islam has specific provisions which define the rights of women in areas such as marriage, divorce, and property rights. The Taliban's version of ... Islam is not supported by the world's Muslims. Although the Taliban claimed that it was acting in the best interests of women, the truth is that the Taliban regime cruelly reduced ... , worsened their health, and depriv...

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... , government leaders, and exercise the right to vote. In every other Arab region in the world women's rights are not restricted as they are in Afghanistan. As elsewhere in the Muslim world and the United States, women chose to use the burka as a matter of individual religious or personal preference. Although the Taliban claims that it was acting in the best ... . The Taliban's restrictions on women are not in line with the reality of other Muslim countries. Women are serving in high government positions, and they have the right to vote. Throughout the Muslim world, women fill countless po...

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... , government leaders, and exercise the right to vote. In every other Arab region in the world women's rights are not restricted as they are in Afghanistan. As elsewhere in the Muslim world and America, women chose to use the burka as a matter of individual religious or personal preference. Although the Taliban claims that it was acting in the best interests of ... . The Taliban's restrictions on women are not in line with the reality of other Muslim countries. Women are serving in high government positions, and they have the right to vote. Throughout the Muslim world, women fill countless...

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... from the country's oil-rich southern half and is emphasizing his economic record while making every attempt at ignoring the conflagration in the northeast. Boko Haram, which comes from the Muslim and historically marginalized and underdeveloped north, is perhaps trying to multiethnic, secular, and democratic order.' (Edited source: www.businessinsider.com). Another example of a peripheral country is Pakistan. It faces many ... that more than 4,000 people had died in Pakistan in the preceding 25 years due to sectarian strife. A terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar in the name of the ...

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... cultural differences and the touring life of a cricketer, some he also brought to Pakistan. There his playboy image was frowned upon and was thought to be wrong for a man of Muslim faith. Imran was also a popular socialite on the English scene and forged friendships with many celebrities and people with power. Khan was still bowling with fire and batting with fury ... decided to settle down and marry. He married Jemima Goldsmith who was the daughter of a British billionaire who was a Jew by birth but he converted her to the religion of Islam and bringing her to Pakistan and lived in the...

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... -Pak relations have to be handled delicately and sensitively. If you drop it, it will break" - Pakistan Foreign secretary Riaz khokhar. A separatist insurgency seeking independence or the merger of mostly Muslim Kashmir with Pakistan by terrorists in India's part of Kashmir, has left 61,000 dead, most of them civilians, since it began in 1989.Pervez Mushraff and his Civilian Government ... high growth rates, however, Pakistan needs more than an end to tensions with India. It needs economic cooperation. Fazlur Rehman's India trip Fazlur-Rehman's- The chief of Pakistan's Jamait Ulema - e-I...

• Word Count: 2115
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