Humeira Iqtidar is graduate officer in research at the Centre for South Asian Studies and a research fellow at King's College, University of Cambridge.

"The real strength of the book is the serious depth of its empirical research, both historical and anthropological - there is no other work that brings such a range of materials to a study of Islamism in contemporary Pakistan. This important book will interest policy professionals worldwide who are concerned with Islamic radicalism." (Aamir Mufti, University of California, Los Angeles)"

Humeira Iqtidar is graduate officer in research at the Centre for South Asian Studies and a research fellow at King's College, University of Cambridge.

"The real strength of the book is the serious depth of its empirical research, both historical and anthropological - there is no other work that brings such a range of materials to a study of Islamism in contemporary Pakistan. This important book will interest policy professionals worldwide who are concerned with Islamic radicalism." (Aamir Mufti, University of California, Los Angeles)"

Humeira Iqtidar is graduate officer in research at the Centre for South Asian Studies and a research fellow at King's College, University of Cambridge.

"The real strength of the book is the serious depth of its empirical research, both historical and anthropological - there is no other work that brings such a range of materials to a study of Islamism in contemporary Pakistan. This important book will interest policy professionals worldwide who are concerned with Islamic radicalism." (Aamir Mufti, University of California, Los Angeles)"