Mar 20 2008
Few Pakistani Tribes Support Violent Jihad
OK, who knows how accurate this poll is, but it does support other reporting from Pakistan that al-Qaeda and their virulent and violent tactics are creating a rejection of extremist Islam (see here, here and here for recent examples):
LAHORE: Only 17 percent of tribesmen are in favour of armed jihad, while 57 percent believe that jihad entails studying the holy Quran, not fighting, and 50 percent believe Shariah can bring peace to the Tribal Areas. A survey conducted by a NGO Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme in the Tribal Areas revealed that 50 percent of the tribesmen were willing to allow political parties to function in their areas, BBC Urdu reported.
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The survey, which questioned 1,000 people – 150 each from the seven agencies that comprise the Tribal Areas
It would seem everyone who has to live with al-Qaeda ends up rejecting them after a time.
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