Religion, ethnicity, social organizations and terrorists behavior's� a case of Taliban movement in Pakistan
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2015
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Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression
Abstract
Religion and ethnicity is widely associated with the unrelenting Taliban-led
violence in Pakistan. Their shari’a rhetoric coupled with a sympathetic politicoreligious
constituency compounds the terrorism landscape for the general
audience. Besides, less academic treatment of the phenomenon entailing analysis
of its wholesome dimensions further constrains its understanding. Conceding the
fact that religion pervades all aspects of contemporary conflict, this article argues
that the present setting is neither rooted in the ethnicity nor in the religion
literally as the conflict formation variables; it is instead governed since its
inception by dynamics germinating from Pakhtunwali (a social code of conduct
of tribal Pashtun), mainly its retributive imperative. It specifically investigates
the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s rent seeking, greed and hypocritical behavior,
which, it contends, lies in the selective perversion of Pakhtunwali permeated also
by the nuanced influence of foreign fighters. The peace advocates’ claim for
potential success in dialog with Taliban is therefore considered as misleading.
Drawing upon an adapted theoretical framework, the article attempts to
empirically demonstrate the viability of these assertions.
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federally administered tribal areas, Taliban, Pakhtunwali, Organized Hypocrisy, Terrorism, Rent seeking
Citation
Feyyaz, M. (2015). Religion, ethnicity, social organizations and terrorists’ behavior–a case of Taliban movement in Pakistan. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression.