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Pakistan Under Siege - Extremism, Society, and the State (Paperback)
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Pakistan Under Siege - Extremism, Society, and the State (Paperback)
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Over the last fifteen years, Pakistan has come to be defined
exclusively in terms of its struggle with terror. But are ordinary
Pakistanis extremists? And what explains how Pakistanis think? Much
of the current work on extremism in Pakistan tends to study
extremist trends in the country from a detached position-a top-down
security perspective, that renders a one-dimensional picture of
what is at its heart a complex, richly textured country of 200
million people. In this book, using rigorous analysis of survey
data, in-depth interviews in schools and universities in Pakistan,
historical narrative reporting, and her own intuitive understanding
of the country, Madiha Afzal gives the full picture of Pakistan's
relationship with extremism. The author lays out Pakistanis' own
views on terrorist groups, on jihad, on religious minorities and
non-Muslims, on America, and on their place in the world. The views
are not radical at first glance, but are riddled with conspiracy
theories. Afzal explains how the two pillars that define the
Pakistani state-Islam and a paranoia about India-have led to a
regressive form of Islamization in Pakistan's narratives, laws, and
curricula. These, in turn, have shaped its citizens' attitudes.
Afzal traces this outlook to Pakistan's unique and tortured birth.
She examines the rhetoric and the strategic actions of three actors
in Pakistani politics-the military, the civilian governments, and
the Islamist parties-and their relationships with militant groups.
She shows how regressive Pakistani laws instituted in the 1980s
worsened citizen attitudes and led to vigilante and mob violence.
The author also explains that the educational regime has become a
vital element in shaping citizens' thinking. How many years one
attends school, whether the school is public, private, or a
madrassa, and what curricula is followed all affect Pakistanis'
attitudes about terrorism and the rest of the world. In the end,
Afzal suggests how this beleaguered nation-one with seemingly
insurmountable problems in governance and education-can change
course.
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