Moderate Muslims in Pakistan Stir Silent Majority Against Taliban
-Jeremy Page & Zahid Hussain
The Sunni Itehad Council claims to represent about 85 million Pakistani followers of the moderate Barelvi school of Sunni Islam. The Council is now joining secular Pakistani political parties in an effort to shore up public support for the army's campaign against the Taliban in the Swat Valley.
Experts believe that at least half of Pakistan's 173 million people are Barelvi. (Times-UK)
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-Jeremy Page & Zahid Hussain
The Sunni Itehad Council claims to represent about 85 million Pakistani followers of the moderate Barelvi school of Sunni Islam. The Council is now joining secular Pakistani political parties in an effort to shore up public support for the army's campaign against the Taliban in the Swat Valley.
Experts believe that at least half of Pakistan's 173 million people are Barelvi. (Times-UK)
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