Ahmed Rashid: The Rise of Militant Islam

Journalist and author Ahmed Rashid joins UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler for a discussion of"The Rise and Fall of Militant Islam" on this episode of Conversations with History. Topics covered include: the legacy of the Soveit Union in Central Asia;  intervention and its impact on fundamentalism; fundamentalism versus traditional Islam; U.S. foreign policy; and Pakistan's future.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people2/Rashid/rashid-con0.html

KEYWORDS: Journalists, Islam, Soviet Union, Political Islam.