Mona Kanwal Sheikh
Guardians of God : Inside the Religious Mind of the Pakistani Taliban Mona Kanwal Sheikh - 1st - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2016 - xxiv,212 Pages 22x14 cm HB
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This work explains how the Taliban, who view themselves as guardians of God, think it is their holy mission to protect Islam from the armies of the 'wrong' faiths. Paradoxically, their violent defence of the sacred encompasses worldly concerns such as social justice, peace, and political order. Guiding us to a finer understanding of the Taliban worldview, Sheikh builds a case for dialogue with an enemy that may choose to lay down arms if its grievances are correctly understood
0199468249
Jihad
Pakistan
Taliban
297.72
Guardians of God : Inside the Religious Mind of the Pakistani Taliban Mona Kanwal Sheikh - 1st - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2016 - xxiv,212 Pages 22x14 cm HB
Include Index
This work explains how the Taliban, who view themselves as guardians of God, think it is their holy mission to protect Islam from the armies of the 'wrong' faiths. Paradoxically, their violent defence of the sacred encompasses worldly concerns such as social justice, peace, and political order. Guiding us to a finer understanding of the Taliban worldview, Sheikh builds a case for dialogue with an enemy that may choose to lay down arms if its grievances are correctly understood
0199468249
Jihad
Pakistan
Taliban
297.72