BOOK REVIEW: PROF. DR. NAUMANA KIRAN , RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM IN PAKISTAN POST 9/11 SCENARIO, CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENTS (ISLAMABAD: IQBAL INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DIALOGUE, 2024)

Abstract

Professor Naumana has authored a very comprehensive discourse on Religious Extremism in Pakistan in post 9/11 era as the issue of religious extremism had impact on the domestic as well as on the foreign policy of Pakistan. She has authored other two books on The Federal Cabinet of Pakistan: Formation and Working (1947-1977), and People Role in the Struggle for Pakistan (1940-1947) along with numerous articles in national and international journals. As a historian, she has aptly analyzed the genesis of religious extremism in Pakistan and its contemporary nature and implications. The book focuses on the core areas and issues that give rise to religiously grounded extremist manifestations in society. The author has analyzed that since 9/11, many new dimensions of religious extremism have been observed, in addition to the already existing ones. The call of jihad against the Muslim State of Pakistan by newly emerged forces, especially Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan after 9/11 created a new national security question for Pakistan. This group has established a state within Pakistan's Malakand Division. In addition, author has emphasized on the complex situation of Baluchistan because of the ethnic and sectarian element.