Earthquake Jihad: The Role of Jihadis and Islamist Groups after the October 2005 Earthquake
Jawad Hussain Qureshi is South Asia analyst with the International Crisis Group (ICG), Pakistan (Humanitarian Practice Network, 24/07/06):
Pakistan’s jihadi groups and other Islamist ‘humanitarian’ groups played a prominent role in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the aftermath of the 8 October earthquake. They conducted relief and reconstruction work, provided health services, organised and managed displacement camps and carried out needs assessments. This article explores the part these groups played, reviews how international humanitarian actors engaged with them and outlines the political consequences of their activities, locally, nationally and regionally.
The jihadi and Islamist ‘humanitarian’ response
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