Pakistan’s Sectarian Violence Creeps into Art Scene

A gold bullet on top of Islamic stenciling, open sores and festering wounds, life-size sculptures of silenced men whose faces are obscured.

Pakistan’s sectarian crisis has grown so acute that it is creeping into the country’s contemporary art scene, spurring young artists to question the causes and assumptions behind the violent Sunni-Shi’ite divide.

Hardline Sunni groups have killed hundreds of minority Shi’ites in suicide bomb attacks and shootings.

Shi’ites say they … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance


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