The ideas of Rizvi’s party are not traditional Islamic fundamentalism. Yet they are extremist and violent.
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Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 4. Taking to the Streets
In 2016 and 2017, TLYRA and the political party it created proved their ability to paralyze the country through mass protests with an anti-minorities agenda.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 3. Asia Bibi and Salman Taseer’ Assassination
The movement supporting the Barelvi assassin of the Punjab governor who had defended the Christian woman accused of blasphemy generated the Tehreek party.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 2. Rejecting Terrorism, Supporting Jihadism
After 9/11, Barelvi condemned terrorist organizations they regarded as Wahhabi-inspired and suicide attacks, but supported jihad against the U.S. and India.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. 1. The Roots of an Extremist Movement
The rise of a violent political party, now a key actor in Pakistani politics, among the supposedly peaceful Sufi Barelvi movement caught experts by surprise.
The Xie Jiao Tradition, Taiwanese Governments, and Minority Religions
The label xie jiao has been used in Imperial China, Communist China, and Taiwan to discriminate against spiritual groups perceived as anti-government.
Mumbai 2008 Remembered: God and the Misdeeds of Some of His Self-Styled Devotees
“Martyrdom” is a strictly religious concept, but it can also be used figuratively. The victims of the Mumbai 2008 terrorist attacks were, in their own way, “martyrs.”
Another Sacrilegious Incident Angers Pakistani Sikhs
Model poses bare-headed and with her back to the shrine inside the largest and one of the most venerated Gurdwaras in the world.
Pakistan: Mob Lynches Sri Lankan Manager Accused of Blasphemy, Burns His Body
The export director of a company in Sialkot, Pakistan, was accused of having offended Prophet Muhammad. Hundreds watched, chanted, and took pictures.
Kyrgyzstan: Jehovah’s Witnesses Books Will Not Be Banned as “Extremist”
Unexpectedly, on December 2 the Pervomayskiy District Court of the City of Bishkek rejected the prosecutor’s application, based on Russian precedents.