Islam Between Jihad and Democracy- CSS Islamic Studies The term “Islamism” and its watered-down equivalent, “political Islam,” sprang into widespread use after the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and soon became permanent fixtures of contemporary political discourse. They were coined to describe an …
Political Islam After the Arab Spring Online CSS General Knowledge Between Jihad and Democracy By Olivier Roy The term “Islamism” and its watered-down equivalent, “political Islam,” sprang into widespread use after the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and soon became permanent fixtures of contemporary …
Political Evolution from 1947 to Gen Zia- CSS Pakistan Affairs Muhammad Ali Jinnah achieved the miracle of the 20th century by creating Pakistan on August 14, 1947, against gravest odds but breathed his last on September 11, 1948, and orphaned people …
How Aiding the Army Undermines Democracy The United States has a major stake in Pakistan’s stability, given the country’s central role in the U.S.-led effort to, in U.S. President Barack Obama’s words, “disrupt, dismantle, and defeat” al Qaeda; its …