Table of Contents

List of Maps and Illustrations vii Foreword ix Preface xiii List of Abbreviations xv IINTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE Ethnicizing Islam 20 CHAPTER TWO The Muhajir Qaumi Movement 56 CHAPTER THREE Pakka Qila 88 CHAPTER FOUR Fun and Violence 111 CHAPTER FIVE Making Martyrs 137 CHAPTER SIX Terrorism and the State 163 EPILOGUE 183 Calendar of Events 189 Glossary 191 Notes 195 Bibliography 199 Index 211

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This book is among those important studies that throw light on the internal complexity of Islamic nations, not least--as is here the case--those where most Muslims live: outside of the Middle East. Not only is it informative, but Verkaaik writes clearly and with an understated wry sense of humor that makes for easy and absorbing reading. -- Gananath Obeyesekere, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University An ambitious project, successfully realized. Representing a major contribution to our understanding of Pakistani society and of Islamic forms of life in that society, this book has an all too immediate significance in the current political context. We urgently need work of this level of sophistication. -- Michael Gilsenan, New York University, author of "Lords of the Lebanese Marches"

About the Author

Oskar Verkaaik is Assistant Professor at the Research Center for Religion and Society, University of Amsterdam, and head of the branch office of the International Institute for Asian Studies. He is the author of A People of Migrants and a popular book in Dutch based on his experiences in Pakistan.

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