Pakistan - A Kaleidoscope of Islam

A remarkable collection of writings on Pakistan and Islam by the late Mariam Abou Zahab, a brilliant activist scholar whose astonishing life story almost defies description

About the author

Mariam Abou Zahab (1952-2017) first travelled to South Asia and Afghanistan in 1973, and was an eyewitness among the anti-Soviet mujahideen. Fluent in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Persian and Pashto, she was a specialist of South Asian Islam, particularly Shiism. Her expertise extended to the Pashtun belt and South Waziristan.

Product details

• Authors: Mariam Abou Zahab, Mariam Abou Zahab
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2020
• EAN: 9780197534595
• ISBN: 978-0-19-753459-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education