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Ijaz Ul-Haq

Ijaz Ul-Haq, the Pakistani Minister for Religious Affairs talks about tackling extremism

The Pakistani politician and son of the former President of Pakistan, talks about his work as Minister for Religious Affairs. He starts by discussing the siege of Lal Masjid, the Red Mosque, before outlining efforts to curb extremism as part of the international fight against terrorism. However, as shown by his reaction to Salman Rushdie's knighthood, he fears reforms can be easily undone by lack of understanding of cultural differences.

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26 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project