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Treading on hallowed ground

by Sumit Ganguly · 2008

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How do we fight against insurgency that so often strategically positions itself in sacred spaces like mosques and shrines? As the contributors show, counterinsurgency efforts on religiously contentious terrain is a widespread phenomenon in recent times, ranging from North Africa to Southeast Asia.

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