"He examines how the legacy of religion''s role in ant-colonial uprisings such as the Sepoy Mutiny, the Peasant Uprisings, the Farazi Movement and the 1848 Sri Lankan rebellin, continues to dominate politics. Moreover, the book offers a vibrant explanaion of how the failure of post-colonial South Asia''s leadership paved the way for religion to emerge as an ideologial tool. Furthermore, Riaz argues that social upheaval, economic dislocation, social injusstice, authoritarianism and the erosion of civil society contributed to religious pentration in politics and cites examples from six countries'' religious political paradoxes."

Md. Mizanur Rahman, Strategic Analysis (Journal), Volume 38, 2014 - Issue 1

"In an increasingly globalised and complex world, the mix of religion with politics has proven volatile for many nations.
Based on his forthcoming edited book Religion and Politics in South Asia, Dr Ali Riaz (AR), Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics and Government, Illinois State University, who was recently in Dhaka, spoke to The Star''s (TS) Kajalie Shehreen Islam about the historical antecedents and contemporary complexities of the religion-politics nexus in the sub-continent."

The Daily Star, Interview: The Religion-Politics Nexus, http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2010/01/04/interview.htm