Understanding FATA

The  Afghan  Islamists’  political  failure  to  produce  realistic  agendas  for  change1  is  cited  by  some analysts  as  an  example  of  the  failure  of  political  Islam.  Some  others  however  argue  that  Muslim societies  seem  to  have  been  characterized  in  the  20th  century  by  two  contradictory  structures.  The clan,  tribe  and  ethnic  group  does  not  seem  to … Read more