New Study Paper: Pakistani Madrassas and Religious Terrorism in J&K
April 16, 2019
For the last two decades, whenever the media has covered breaking news on yet another horrendous terrorist attack in J&K, a litany of questions many scholars ask themselves is how the Pakistan-based terrorists and terrorist groups such as LeT and JeM radicalize young people and what has actually compelled extremists to consider the region of J&K as a gangrenous appendix from a diseased body which must be removed and merged into Pakistan?
One of the most controversial and at the same time paramount answers has been the presence of ‘Madrassas’, which have appeared to be prevalent avenues of indoctrination. Although religious schools trace their traditions back to the time of the Prophet Mohammad, the 9/11 event has cropped them out from the ages of oblivion and brought them to the forefront of international attention. Therefore, the abovementioned argument encourages one to explore the role of Pakistani madrassas (religious schools) in their promotion of radicalization and provision of the necessary infrastructure for religious terrorism in J&K.
