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Sat. May. 9, 2009

News > Asia & Australia

IslamOnline.net in Swat

By  IOL Staff

Swat, once a popular ski resort frequented by Westerners, has been making international headlines since the Pakistani government effectively lost control to local Taliban fighting to enforce Shari`ah.

The rise of Taliban has been described by the US as posing "an existential threat" to the Asian Muslim country.

To check facts on the ground, IslamOnline.net sent its Pakistan correspondent Aamir Latif to Swat on a special reporting mission.

Face to Face with Swat's Sufi Mohammad

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Fearful Taliban Not Ready to Disarm

Although the government has met their main demand of enforcing a Shari`ah...



Swatis Repack, Flee Doomed Valley

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Minorities Prefer Shari’ah Justice

Members of religious minorities in the restive Swat Valley have no grudge...



Pakistan's Lost Paradise

Sitting idle at his dry-fruit shop in Mingora, the capital of the violence-wracked...

Joyful, Fearful School Girls

Covering her head with a long white sheet, known locally as Duppat...



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