PLCP 3630 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Pakistan National Alliance, Iranian Revolution, Proxy War

• School: University of Virginia
• Department: Politics-Comparative Politics
• Course: PLCP 3630
• Professor: Echeverri- Gent John

Document Summary

Areas that class needs to work on in general: Thesis needs to be better stated -- try to be as specific as possible. Popular islam in pakistan through the 1970s. The urban-rural divide in the practice of islam. The rise of general zia as a critical juncture. Shrine / tomb of hazarat datta gunj baksh. Datta gunj baksh : patron saint of lahore -- sufi born in afghanistan, lived in. Played a key role in bringing islam to pakistan. 2010: terrorist attack on shrine in lahore. 3 suicide bombers with suicide vests filled with ball bearings -- 41 killed, Religion at the time of independence was not fundamentalist. Note that like hindu fundamentalism, islamic fundamentalism in pakistan emerges from an encounter with very modern conditions. Islam in pakistan at the time of independence. Missionary work by sufi saints and plays critical role in the evolution and development of popular islam.