SWAT under Taliban Conflict Dynamics & Post-Conflict Peace Building

Description

CONTENTS

1. Theoretical Perspectives
2. The Role of National and International Factors
3. The Violent Conflict after September – 11
4. Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

ABOUT THE BOOK

The book is an original, first-hand account of the rise of militancy in Swat and the trajectory of the conflict that resulted. Author argues that Swat’s weak and broken judicial system, poor governance and institutional vacuum allowed the Taliban to gain a foothold there. Tehreek-i-Nifaz-Shariat-i-Mohammadi, founded by Moulana Sufi Mohammad in 1989 and later led by his son in law Moulana Fazlullah, unleashed a reign of terror in the beautiful valley of Swat, displacing millions of its people, and putting them through a great misery.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tabassum Majeed is a research writer and a dedicated teacher with a commitment to highlighting the causes and factors of terrorism through her writing. With a special focus on Swat valley, she aims to raise awareness about the negative impacts of terrorism and the importance of peacebuilding in the post-conflict situation. Apart from her research, she has also participated in social and educational activism in Swat. Currently, working as a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Islamia College Peshawar. She achieved the best teacher award (colleges) from the Higher Education Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018. She received her early education in her hometown and earned a Gold Medal for her Master in Political Science from International Islamic University Islamabad in 2010. She obtained her MPhil in International Relations from the Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad in 2013. She taught in the University of Swat as a visiting Lecturer from September 2012 to January 2014. And after qualifying the KP Public Service Commission Examination, joined Higher Education Department and was appointed as Lecturer Political Science in Government Post Graduate Girls College Saidu Sharif Swat.