Muslims, markets, and the meaning of a "good" education in Pakistan
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The nature of local educational demands in Pakistan and the questions regarding the implications of market-oriented education reforms in Pakistan and other parts of the Muslim world are examined. A survey in and around the city of Rawalpindi, a prominent city in Pakistan shows that parents favor religious education, as opposed to secular education, far more than international education-sector reforms are inclined to expect.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 2006
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Pakistan in 2007: more violent, more unstable
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The article reviews Pakistan's most violent and eventful year 2007. The year witnessed dismissal and reinstatement of the Supreme Court chief justice by the president Pervez Musharraf, imposition of emergency rule and suspension of the Constitution, the most lethal terrorist assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and the siege and raiding of the Red Mosque that left 150 militants dead.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 2008
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MUCH ADO ABOUT COUNTING: The Conflict over Holding a Census in Pakistan
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Issues surrounding the conducting of a census in Pakistan are discussed, with a focus on factors of ethnicity and gender. Implications for development of a civil society in Pakistan are also considered.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1999
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