Re: Taliban

["Homi Kaikobad" <>]

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TALIBAN - more

Meaning - Arabic for students, singular talib

Why so named - because they were students in theo-terrorist madrasseh in
Pakistan

Madresseh - Persian for school, dars being lessons, ma affirmative prefix

Dars - lesson, here system of battle based on theologic principles

Theologic School - Sunni, opposed to Shia

Orientation within Sunni - Wahaibi, in a sense untra Sunni

Neighborin Sunni nations - [Subset A]
1. Saudi Arabia, bastion of Sunnism
2. Pakistan, where majority is Sunni
3. India, with 3/5 of the 10 crore or so Muslims Sunni
4. Oman, bastion of Wahaibi faith, but monarchist and liberal
5. Most of United Arab Emirates
6. Kuwait
7. Iraq, where the Sunni Baathists rule under saddam
8. Qatar, Bahrain et al following suit.

Opposing nations - those with Shia faith - [Subset B]
1. Iran, wholly Shia
2. Turkmenistan
3. Tajikistan
4. Uzbekistan
5. Shia minority in Pakistan
6. Shia minority in India

Funding & support - probably from Subset A nations

Anti-Taliban sentiments - probably from Subset B

Main fear of Taliban - insurruction

Who would be vulnerable -
All nations in both subsets, notably Pakistan and India

An anachronism - those who now most fear Taliban influence
are the ones who have supposedly given the most support, namely
Pakitan, Saudi Arabia, UAE.

Outreach - now worldwide

Solution -
1. United stand by all nations
2. Understanding the essentials of religiosity

To Taliban philosophy, everyone is an Enemy.

Time to think.

Arya.






















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