The Ideology of Violence for Islamic Movements : The Taliban Movement- Pakistan as a Model

Abstract

This research is about the issue of the ideology of violence among the Islamic movements it focus on the Taliban Movement - Pakistan, it relied basically on the case study method, it takes some conceptual frameworks for ideology, violence and Islamic movements, and exposure to the reality of violence in the Taliban - Pakistan. The study objectives centered on analyzing The phenomenon of political violence as a tool in the hands of the Islamic movements in Pakistan, especially as it represents the most widespread and prominent phenomenon in this country. The focus was on the Taliban - Pakistan movement, as it is the most prominent organization practicing political violence in this country, and to shed light on the different ways that result from internal and external political action that cause Islamic movements to resort to violence.Through the diagnosis and analysis of the study variables, a basic conclusion was reached is that the use of violence by the Islamic movements, which has turned into an intimate variable with them, is nothing but a reflection of an overlapping network of backgrounds and actions ranging from employing some religious beliefs and ideas that find some justification in the Islamic heritage. This is to serve the political agendas of the regimes, in addition to employing them in the context of conflicts and the strategic interests of international powers.