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KARACHI:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr Vali Nasr knows what causes violence in South Asia. \u201cIt\u2019s about identity. It\u2019s always about identity,\u201d he says.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A leading academic on Middle East and the Islamic World, Dr Nasr spoke to The Express Tribune<\/em> shortly before his talk on \u2018The Growing Role of Sectarianism in Muslim Politics, Globally and in Pakistan\u2019 at Habib University on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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KARACHI:\u00a0Dr Vali Nasr knows what causes violence in South Asia. \u201cIt\u2019s about identity. It\u2019s always about identity,\u201d he says. A leading academic on Middle East and the Islamic World, Dr Nasr spoke to The Express Tribune shortly before his talk on \u2018The Growing Role of Sectarianism in Muslim Politics, Globally and in Pakistan\u2019 at Habib<\/p>\n

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