International Conflict Analyses in South Asia: A Study of Sectrarian Violence in Pakistan

Safeer Tariq Bhatti

International Conflict Analysis in South Asia: A Study of Sectarian Violence in Pakistan analyzes the ideological relationship of the Muslim identity to its perceived practice of Islam among the Shia and Deobandi sects. A Muslim identity, defined as the parameters of who is and who isn’t a Muslim has led to the political conundrum of Pakistan to an anticipated single interpretation of Islam causing severe sectarian violence across the country. Sectarianism has been rooted in Pakistan’s affairs since 1953, but most recently the country has been victimized by political and sectarian Islamic movements. The collective mobilization and propaganda campaigns of these movements have led exclusion of certain religious minorities and their practices. The study takes root in Punjab Pakistan among twenty seven interviews where the Deobandi sect and the Shia sect face severe fatalities and undefined conflict.

Safeer Tariq Bhatti Safeer Tariq Bhatti, PhD, is a Lecturer at Florida International University Department of Politics & International Relations. He serves as the Chair of the Social Studies Department at IGeneration Academy. An expert Qualitative & Quantitative methodologist, Dr. Bhatti has traveled worldwide for his analyses of various research interests. Dr. Bhatti’s current research is on South Asia, ethnic & sectarian conflict, interstate & intrastate conflicts and issues of international law and sovereignty.