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A few days later, her prayers were answered, according to the school's headmistress. Aman, together with some 70 other students and militants, died as the weeklong siege of the mosque and madrasah complex culminated in a final showdown lasting 36 hours. Few Pakistanis had supported the mosque-led vigilante...
Pakistan, made up of squabbling ethnic groups with several distinct languages and cultures, has long used Islam to cement a national identity. Those who speak for religion wield enormous influence over a nuclear-armed nation of 165 million that is a key U.S. ally in the global war on terror...
The Birth of a Nation As empires fell to the nation state in the early 20th century, Muhammad Iqbal, a Sufi poet and philosopher, saw an opportunity in the coming independence of India to put into practice his theories of modern Islamic governance. He proposed an Islamic nation carved from...
Iqbal never lived to see his ideas put into practice. He died nine years before Pakistan became independent on Aug. 14, 1947. Ever since, Pakistan has staggered between bouts of inept civilian government punctuated by military coups. In 1971, East Pakistan seceded in a brutal civil war that saw hundreds...
The cease-fire had its origins in intra-Shi'a rivalries. Most observers were surprised last August when Sadr's Mahdi Army militia announced a six-month cease-fire, shortly after bloody Shi'ite infighting erupted in Karbala. Thousands of pilgrims had gathered in the city for a Shi'ite...