«Sectarianism and Shia Politics in Pakistan, 1979-Present»

The Iranian revolution has left a profound mark on Pakistan's politics in general and the role of religion therein, in particular. The revolution underscored the importance of Islam to sociopolitical change, and provided impetus for Islamist activism. Iran's drive to establish regional hegemony combined with growing Sunni resistance to its Shia characteristics produced sectarian conflict. This conflict has fed on regional struggles for power between Iran and its Arab neighbors, and competition for resources and influence between Sunnis and Shias in South Asia. The result has been a new form of Islamist politics, one that draws on Islamism in tandem with identity politics. Its force has greatly impacted sociopolitical relations in the region. The more lasting impact of the Iranian revolution in the region has not been promotion of Islamist activism, but deep division between Shias and Sunnis, a sectarian discouse of power, and deepening of social cleavages in the region. VNNasr Vali. «Sectarianism and Shia Politics in Pakistan, 1979-Present». In: CEMOTI, n°28, 1999. Turquie Israël. pp. 311-323

The politics of an Islamic movement--the Jama'at-I Islami in Pakistan

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1991.Includes bibliographical references (v. 3, leaves 908-949).by Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr.Ph.D

The vanguard of the Islamic revolution: the Jamaʿat-i Islami of Pakistan

In this groundbreaking study, Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr examines the origins, historical development, and political strategies of one of the oldest and most influential Islamic revival movements, the Jama'at-i Islami of Pakistan. He focuses on the inherent tension between the movement's idealized vision of the nation as a holy community based in Islamic law and its political agenda of socioeconomic change for Pakistani society.Nasr's work goes beyond the exploration of a single party to examine the diverse sociopolitical roots of contemporary Islamic revivalism, challenging many of the standard interpretations about political expressions of Islam