Haroon K Ullah: 2 books
Vying for Allah’s Vote
Understanding Islamic Parties, Political Violence, and Extremism in Pakistan
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
What is driving political extremism in Pakistan? In early 2011, the prominent Pakistani politician Salmaan Taseer was assassinated by a member of his own security team for insulting Islam by expressing views in support of the rights of women and religious minorities. Benazir Bhutto, the former prime...
The Bargain from the Bazaar
A Family's Day of Reckoning in Lahore
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Awais Reza is a shopkeeper in Lahore's Anarkali Bazaar-the largest open market in South Asia-whose labyrinthine streets teem with shoppers, rickshaws, and cacophonous music.
But Anarkali's exuberant hubbub cannot conceal the fact that Pakistan is a country at the edge of a precipice. In recent...