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Abstract
In North-West Pakistan, that is in the global epicentre of Jihadism, Islamic extremism, and militancy, a new peaceful, socio-political movement has emerged. Facing a double threat, from regional and international terrorists on one side and from the federal government and its security sector agents on the other, local Pashtuns articulated their grievances and launched the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (Movement for the protection of Pashtuns, PTM). Led by liberal and secular politicians and activists, the civic grassroots initiative PTM gained much popularity in the region during the last few years and translated the human suffering incurred by the Pashtuns into a national discourse with growing international significance. Today, the PTM is one of the ‘most powerful human rights voices’ in Pakistan. […]
| Document type: | Article |
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| Publisher: | South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) |
| Place of Publication: | Brussels |
| Date: | 2020 |
| Version: | Secondary publication |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2022 07:01 |
| Faculties / Institutes: | Miscellaneous > Individual person |
| DDC-classification: | Political science Military science |
| Controlled Keywords: | Pakistan, Paschtunen, Menschenrecht, Dschihadismus, Terrorismus, Islam |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Pakistan, Dschihadismus, islamischer Extremismus, Militanz, Terrorismus, Paschtunen, Paschtunen-Tahafuz-Bewegung, Menschenrechte, Basisaktivismus / Pakistan, jihadism, Islamic extremism, militancy, terrorism, Pashtuns, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, human rights, grassroot activism |
| Subject (classification): | Politics |
| Countries/Regions: | Pakistan |
| Series: | Themen > SADF Comment |
| Volume: | 197 |
| Additional Information: | DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C197 (der Erstausgabe) |
