If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Journalist Ahmed Rashid and professor Ebrahim Moosa discuss the often overlooked social and political context of Islamist movements in South Asia. Rashid examines recent political developments in the Middle East, while Moosa explores the South Asian madrasa (Islamic seminaries) and considers how this educational institution shapes social and political life in the region.