What's Causing the Rise of Religious Fundamentalism?

Dr Taimur Rahman, Author, The Class Structure of Pakistan

The Bigger Picture · Beyond The Ballot Box · 27 Aug 2024 · 44 mins listen

Right-wing movements are on the rise all over the world. In the past, we’ve discussed the rise of right-wing, ultra-conservative movements with fascist tendencies in Europe, the US and even India.

On today’s show, we continue to explore this phenomenon, this time with an academic from Pakistan.

Dr Taimur Rahman is an academic and the author of The Class Structure of Pakistan, for which he won the Akhtar Hameed Khan Memorial Award for the "best book on Social Sciences" about Pakistan in 2012.

Produced by:

Dashran Yohan

Presented by:

Dashran Yohan

Categories:

politics,international,Law/Activism,controversies

Tags:

class politics,class dynamics,religious fundamentalism,the bigger picture,pakistan,beyond the ballot box

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