Pakistan's presence in the outside world is dominated by images of religious extremism and
violence. These images—and the narratives that interpret them—inform events in the …

The Pakistani military is invested with symbolic significance, embodying reverence, pride
and loyalty for the Pakistani populace at large. Maria Rashid's Dying to serve: militarism …

This paper looks at the paradoxical creation of a Muslim minority by the Pakistani state to
cast a light on the processes of secularism, citizenship and minoritization. The paper argues …

Domestic political circumstances, textbook controversies, and international pressure to
revise education policy constituted the context of influence for the curriculum policy's …

Within the global phenomenon of the (re) emergence of religion into issues of public debate,
one of the most salient issues confronting contemporary Muslim societies is how to relate the …

Studies of student politics in Pakistan often focus on the competition between 'secular'and
'religious' student groups—for example, the leftward-leaning National Students Federation …

In Pakistan, religious talk shows emerged as a popular television genre following the 2002
media liberalization reforms. Since then, these shows have become important platforms …

UNESCO's 2009 Education for All report portrays Pakistan as a despairing case with over
3.7 million out-of-school children–a figure that is likely to double by 2015. By detailing …

Faith schools in England are associated with particular interpretive traditions within a
religion. There are Catholic schools and Anglican Schools, for example. Similarly, what are …

Education and character-building complement each other and the Government of Pakistan
made Ethics and Islamic Education (IE), a core subject for all pupils, Muslims, and non …