tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post115554645119467570..comments2024-03-28T14:16:51.745+05:30Comments on Known Turf: An answer to that 'what is it...?'Annie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1156119765521182112006-08-21T05:52:00.000+05:302006-08-21T05:52:00.000+05:30Annie,Since you are interested in this topic, you ...Annie,<BR/><BR/>Since you are interested in this topic, you might want to check out Daniel Pipes' article and website:<BR/>http://www.danielpipes.org/article/175<BR/><BR/>He is a noted scholar who specializes on the middle-east.barbarindianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14335786532366741947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1156090707780965362006-08-20T21:48:00.000+05:302006-08-20T21:48:00.000+05:30Wonder what they were doing here:Four Hizbul milit...Wonder what they were doing here:<BR/><A HREF="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1909926.cms" REL="nofollow">Four Hizbul militants arrested in Punjab</A><BR/>Did we ever occupy any Muslim territory? The history books I read in my time said the reverse (*). Although Shri Arjun Singhji is fixing all that:<BR/><A HREF="http://barbarindians.blogspot.com/2006/08/barbarindianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14335786532366741947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1155790557159173252006-08-17T10:25:00.000+05:302006-08-17T10:25:00.000+05:30Thge issue of militant groups transcending religio...Thge issue of militant groups transcending religion brings to mind the support of the liberals in Iran for the Ayatollah at the beginnning of the revolution against the Shah. A momentary over-riding of ideological differences to resist a comon enemy. <BR/><BR/>And if Islam is a common factor in the violence, I do think it's because Islam is a common factor at the lower rung of the socio-economic Vivek V. Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661941897148594500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1155719403475940082006-08-16T14:40:00.000+05:302006-08-16T14:40:00.000+05:30redcell: I'm not sure religion by itself plays a p...redcell: I'm not sure religion by itself plays a paramount role in any organised armed combat. it is, at best, an excuse. if economic/political gains are to had at the price of religion, almost all religious groups are willing to change sides and tweak their ideologies a little. but as excuses go, it is a powerful one because it allows so little room for escape or change.Annie Zaidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1155565431232962682006-08-14T19:53:00.000+05:302006-08-14T19:53:00.000+05:30Although I haven't read Pape's paper, I wonder whe...Although I haven't read Pape's paper, I wonder whether he was limited by his geographical choices. Surely, Mid East still has a lot of Leftist residue from the Cold War Era. Can the same be said about Lashkar or any South Asian outfit? Surely, religion must play a paramount role in their actions.Redcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876820961170964351noreply@blogger.com