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Explaining Why Some Muslims Support Islamist Political Violence
C. CHRISTINE FAIR and Parina Patel examine why some Muslims support Islamist political violence. They find, among other things, that those who were more exposed to Islamist violence as well as those living in countries with larger Muslim populations were more supportive of political violence.
Vigilante Islamists: Religious Parties and Anti-State Violence in Pakistan, Joshua White Reviewed by C. CHRISTINE FAIR
Under the Gun: Political Parties and Violence in Pakistan, Niloufer A. Siddiqui Reviewed by C. CHRISTINE FAIR
Pakistan’s Pathway to the Bomb: Ambitions, Politics, and Rivalries, Mansoor Ahmed Reviewed by C. CHRISTINE FAIR
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