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This book explores everyday realities of young Muslim women in
Britain, who are portrayed as antithetical to the British way of
life in media and political discourse. The book captures how
geo-political events, and national tragedies continue to implicate
individuals and communities at the domestic and local level,
communities that have no connection to such tragedies and events,
other than being associated with a religio-ethnic identity. The
author shows how Muslim women are caught within the spectrum of the
vulnerable-fanatic, always perceived to be 'at risk' of being
'radicalized'. Focusing on educated Muslim females, the book
explores experiences of Islamophobia and securitization inside and
outside educational institutions, and highlights individual and
group acts of resistance through dialogue, with Muslim women
challenging the metanarrative of insecurity and suspicion that
plagues their everyday existence in Britain. Islamophobia and
Securitization will be of inte rest to scholars and students
researching Muslims in the West, in particular sociologists,
anthropologists, and political scientists. It will also appeal to
analysts and academics researching security and terrorism, race and
racialization, as well as gender, immigration, and diaspora.
The role of the security establishment in Pakistan has been
strengthened in a post-Musharraf era as social institutions are
increasingly drawn into the security agenda. Pakistan's problems
are often explained through the lens of ethnic or religious
differences, the tense relationship between democracy and the
Pakistan military, or geopolitics and terrorism, without taking
into account young citizens' role in questioning the state and the
role of the education system. Based on new research and interviews
with more than 1900 Pakistanis aged 16-28 the authors examine young
people's understanding of citizenship, political participation, the
state and terrorism in post-Musharraf Pakistan. The authors explore
the relationship between the youth and the security state,
highlighting how the educational institutions, social media,
political activism and the entire nature of the social contract in
Pakistan has been increasingly securitized. The focus is on the
voices of young Pakistanis, their views on state accountability (or
lack thereof), political literacy and participation, and the
continued problem of terrorism that is transforming their views of
both their country and the world today. With 67% of the country's
population under the age of 30, this book is a unique window into
how Pakistan is likely to evolve in the next couple of decades.
The role of the security establishment in Pakistan has been
strengthened in a post-Musharraf era as social institutions are
increasingly drawn into the security agenda. Pakistan’s problems
are often explained through the lens of ethnic or religious
differences, the tense relationship between democracy and the
Pakistan military, or geopolitics and terrorism, without taking
into account young citizens’ role in questioning the state and
the role of the education system. Based on new research and
interviews with more than 1900 Pakistanis aged 16-28 the authors
examine young people’s understanding of citizenship, political
participation, the state and terrorism in post-Musharraf Pakistan.
The authors explore the relationship between the youth and the
security state, highlighting how the educational institutions,
social media, political activism and the entire nature of the
social contract in Pakistan has been increasingly securitized. The
focus is on the voices of young Pakistanis, their views on state
accountability (or lack thereof), political literacy and
participation, and the continued problem of terrorism that is
transforming their views of both their country and the world today.
With 67% of the country's population under the age of 30, this book
is a unique window into how Pakistan is likely to evolve in the
next couple of decades.
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