Pakistan: Using Radio To Spread Fundamentalism

Ambreen Kazmi at Chowrangi reports that a cleric in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan is using FM radio to influence the minds of an illiterate society especially the women, who are largely his listeners.

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  • jon

    this is not new. this has been going on for years.
    hiding fm broadcasts are easier since they do not need
    large infrastucture and can be very mobile.
    the goverment should have alternative channels and methods to educate the people instead of throwing bombs and shelling indiscremantely to control the situation.
    the governments tactics are self defeating since they are earning a lot of ill will as a result unpopular actions.

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