[DAWN] SIRAJUL Haq's election as the Jamaat-e-Islami...
The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
's new emir raises some questions about the party's policies at a time when the government is holding talks with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain. At issue is the JI's attitude towards terrorism -- terrorism not as a theory but as the mode of war for enforcement of Sharia worldwide.
This 'jihad' has made gunnies target the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai to London's Tube and buses to Times Square, the weapons ranging from AK-47s to a terrifying war tool -- suicide kaboom.