Political Survival through Religious Instrumentalism: Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Fazlur Rehman's Resistance to Madrassah Reforms in Pakistan

Pakistan has strived though unsuccessfully to introduce reforms into thousands of religious seminaries. Among the different sects of seminaries, Deobandi madaris which are mostly led by Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) have posed the greatest challenge. This paper seeks to analyze why and...

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Authors: Shah, Abdur Rehman (Author) ; Qazi, Afsah (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2023
In: Politics and religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-72
Further subjects:B Religion
B Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F)
B Politics
B political survival
B madrassah
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