Shiite community in Afghanistan: between local dynamics and transnational links Abstract: Afghanistan's Shiite community, which accounts for about 20% of the total population, is a diverse religious group even if it is mainly composed of... more
Shiite community in Afghanistan: between local dynamics and transnational links
Abstract: Afghanistan's Shiite community, which accounts for about 20% of the total population, is a diverse religious group even if it is mainly composed of Hazaras (the third largest ethnic group of Afghanistan). In its relations with the Sunni community, Shiites face the challenge of their integration on the internal political scene even if the Ja'afari school of law recognized by the Constitution of the Afghan state that is emerging in the aftermath of the US intervention post September 11, 2001. This intervention will aim at presenting the Shiite community in all its diversity by studying the internal religious scene and the most followed ayatollahs (marja-e taqlid) by Afghan Shiite believers. We will see how the Afghan Shiite community differs from that of Iran and Iraq. Finally, it will highlight the ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan, in particular, the role of Afghan refugees in Iran and in Pakistan through transnational networks.
Abstract: Afghanistan's Shiite community, which accounts for about 20% of the total population, is a diverse religious group even if it is mainly composed of Hazaras (the third largest ethnic group of Afghanistan). In its relations with the Sunni community, Shiites face the challenge of their integration on the internal political scene even if the Ja'afari school of law recognized by the Constitution of the Afghan state that is emerging in the aftermath of the US intervention post September 11, 2001. This intervention will aim at presenting the Shiite community in all its diversity by studying the internal religious scene and the most followed ayatollahs (marja-e taqlid) by Afghan Shiite believers. We will see how the Afghan Shiite community differs from that of Iran and Iraq. Finally, it will highlight the ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan, in particular, the role of Afghan refugees in Iran and in Pakistan through transnational networks.
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Pakistan’s role in War on Terror in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has witnessed a stiff resistance by the militants who keep their own socio-political agenda in the region on their priority list. Education is one of the main... more
Pakistan’s role in War on Terror in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has witnessed a stiff resistance by the militants who keep their own socio-political agenda in the region on their priority list. Education is one of the main targets on their plan. Militants’ intentions have been clearly expressed by destruction of hundreds of schools in the tribal belt, most of the rest being either closed or non-functional owing to a frail security situation in the region. This situation creates complications for the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to bring stability and peace in the region, a milestone which again is unachievable without provision of adequate education to the children and young generation. Militancy has deprived thousands of children of their constitutional and basic human right to education. Background