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| In Pakistan, Taliban tearing apart a culture |
| 2009-08-17 |
| Pashtun literature used to be full of romance and praise for the beauty of nature The literary trend is the lesser-known victim of the "Talibanization" in Pakistan's northwest. Militants imposed their ultraconservative brand of Islam in and around the Swat Valley until the military ousted them this summer, and they continue to hold sway throughout the tribal regions. Residents in these areas say their reign is robbing this predominantly Pashtun area of its centuries-old culture and tearing the social fabric, from poetry to dancing to community centers. Even in Swat, where residents displaced by the fighting are making their way home, many entertainers have not come back for fear the Taliban might. "This is an attempt to Arabize the Pashtun society by attacking their culture and their highly revered institutions," says Said Alam Mehsud, a leader of the Aman Tehreek, a peace movement recently launched in Peshawar. ... |
| Posted by:ed |
| #2 "This is an attempt to Arabize the Pashtun society by attacking their culture and their highly revered institutions," says Said Alam Mehsud, a leader of the Aman Tehreek, a peace movement recently launched in Peshawar The Magic Kingdom is the root of all evil in the Sunni world! |
| Posted by: paul2 2009-08-17 07:09 |
| #1 Blue-on-blue within the Orc ranks. 'Sounds good to me. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2009-08-17 00:57 |