"Many Muslims in Pakistan practice variations of Sufism, a less rigid form of Islam that's very open to music and dance. Facing waning popularity in the late 1970s, then-dictator Muhammad Zia-ul Haq ushered a more extreme Islam into the law and culture of the country."
Listen to this short report (7 min 48 sec), and watch some Pakistani music videos...about "cool" Pakistan and how the "culture wars" are being fought in that very strategic country:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130384137
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