Being Pakistani

Author : Raza Rumi
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789352776061

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Being Pakistani by Raza Rumi Pdf

How different is Pakistan's culture from that of India? Exploring various aspects of the arts, literature and heritage of Pakistan, Raza Rumi argues that culture in Pakistan is not particularly unique to the nation, but rather a part of the cultural identities shared by South Asians. From the songs of Kabir and the ballads of Bulleh Shah to the cult of the feminine in the Sindh region, Rumi takes a kaleidoscopic view of the deep-set cultural mores that tie India and Pakistan together. Going further, he examines aspects of the visual arts, poetry, music and literature of Pakistan that impact global cultural narratives. Finally, he introduces readers to contemporary Pakistani writers and artists and the milieu in which they express their creativity, giving us a fascinating glimpse into cultural productions in Pakistan today. Being Pakistani is a riveting account of artistic traditions and their significance in present-day Pakistan, presenting an alternative view of the country, beyond the usual headlines that focus on political instability and terrorism.

Author : Lalaie Ameeriar
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822373407

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Downwardly Global by Lalaie Ameeriar Pdf

In Downwardly Global Lalaie Ameeriar examines the transnational labor migration of Pakistani women to Toronto. Despite being trained professionals in fields including engineering, law, medicine, and education, they experience high levels of unemployment and poverty. Rather than addressing this downward mobility as the result of bureaucratic failures, in practice their unemployment is treated as a problem of culture and racialized bodily difference. In Toronto, a city that prides itself on multicultural inclusion, women are subjected to two distinct cultural contexts revealing that integration in Canada represents not the erasure of all differences, but the celebration of some differences and the eradication of others. Downwardly Global juxtaposes the experiences of these women in state-funded unemployment workshops, where they are instructed not to smell like Indian food or wear ethnic clothing, with their experiences at cultural festivals in which they are encouraged to promote these same differences. This form of multiculturalism, Ameeriar reveals, privileges whiteness while using race, gender, and cultural difference as a scapegoat for the failures of Canadian neoliberal policies.

Author : Saad Ahmad Khan
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781793627315

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Perceptions of Ethnicity, Religion, and Radicalization among Second-Generation Pakistani-Canadians by Saad Ahmad Khan Pdf

“Why do they hate us?” The answer to a seemingly simple question made famous by U.S. President George W. Bush in the wake of 9/11 has become more complex with the entrance of homegrown terrorists into many armed conflicts. Why do they hate us so much that some of them try to kill us en masse, even though they are born and raised with us, go to school with us, and work with us. This book offers an in-depth analysis to the phenomenon of radicalization of second-generation Pakistani-Canadians. Based on interviews with second-generation Pakistani-Canadians from various backgrounds, Saad Ahmad Khan argues that radicalization is a complex and layered process stemming from multiple sources ranging from childhood experiences to the role of Saudi Arabia in exporting its brand of Islam. Individual, social, national, and international factors need to be addressed holistically, if radicalization of second-generation individuals is to be pre-empted and subsequent generations saved from the scourge of violence and terrorism.

Author : Craig Considine
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315462769

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Islam, Race, and Pluralism in the Pakistani Diaspora by Craig Considine Pdf

Fahid: embracing the 'Athens of America' -- Azum: questioning Irish interculturalism -- Azmat: guarding the American civic nation -- Azmi: being the 'new Irish' -- Promoting inclusive nations -- References -- 8. Dousing Pakphobia -- Instigators of Pakphobia -- Religious pluralism, interculturalism, and civic nations -- Suggestions for the future -- The turning point -- References -- Glossary -- Appendix 1: Interviewees -- Appendix 2: Semi-structured interview guide -- Appendix 3: Streams of Islam -- Index

Author : Noreen Mirza
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030493127

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Navigating the Everyday as Middle-Class British-Pakistani Women by Noreen Mirza Pdf

This ethnographic study of middle-class British-Pakistani women in Manchester explores the sense of belonging they create through recognition and social status. Belonging in these communities is enacted through the performance of different identities—class, ethnicity, nationality, generation, age, religion, and gender—that earn them social power and status among family and friends. To prove they are “model migrants,” worthy of respect and recognition, these women perform various and intersecting identities to maximize status and social capital in diverse situations. Far from being passive victims of racial, religious, or cultural discrimination, middle-class British-Pakistani women challenge prejudice against Muslims and British-Pakistanis through certain practices, objects, performances, and relationships, serving as ambassadors for their religious and ethnic identity through their conduct and interaction with others in daily life.

Author : Mahmood, Sadaf
Publisher : kassel university press GmbH
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Cultural pluralism
ISBN : 9783737601801

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Human capital, occupational status, and social integration of Pakistani immigrants in Germany: Gender Perspectives by Mahmood, Sadaf Pdf

In the early 21st century human capital is an essential ingredient for economic development at the national as well as individual level. Yet, considerable international and gender specific differences are prevailing which are relevant in the context of international labor mobility and in the global race for talents. The present research focuses on human capital formation and transfer of Pakistani migrants in Germany, its impact on their professional standing, and their social integration. The results are providing important input for shaping policy measures in Germany and Pakistan.

Author : Naveeda Khan
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822352310

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Muslim Becoming by Naveeda Khan Pdf

This thoughtful ethnography of Islam in Pakistan moves from the smallest scale—a single worshiper striving to be a better Muslim who is seeking guidance at a neighborhood mosque—to the largest, examining the thought of poet and philosopher Muhammad Iqbal, considered to be the spiritual visionary of the country.

Author : Daniel S. Markey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107045460

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No Exit from Pakistan by Daniel S. Markey Pdf

This book tells the story of the tragic and often tormented relationship between the United States and Pakistan. Pakistan's internal troubles have already threatened U.S. security and international peace, and Pakistan's rapidly growing population, nuclear arsenal, and relationships with China and India will continue to force it upon America's geostrategic map in new and important ways over the coming decades. This book explores the main trends in Pakistani society that will help determine its future; traces the wellsprings of Pakistani anti-American sentiment through the history of U.S.-Pakistan relations from 1947 to 2001; assesses how Washington made and implemented policies regarding Pakistan since the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001; and analyzes how regional dynamics, especially the rise of China, will likely shape U.S.-Pakistan relations. It concludes with three options for future U.S. strategy, described as defensive insulation, military-first cooperation, and comprehensive cooperation. The book explains how Washington can prepare for the worst, aim for the best, and avoid past mistakes.

Author : Madiha Afzal
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815729464

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Pakistan Under Siege by Madiha Afzal Pdf

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.

Author : Farzana Shaikh
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190062057

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Making Sense of Pakistan by Farzana Shaikh Pdf

Pakistan's transformation from supposed model of Muslim enlightenment to a state now threatened by an Islamist takeover has been remarkable. Many account for the change by pointing to Pakistan's controversial partnership with the United States since 9/11; others see it as a consequence of Pakistan's long history of authoritarian rule, which has marginalized liberal opinion and allowed the rise of a religious right. Farzana Shaikh argues the country's decline is rooted primarily in uncertainty about the meaning of Pakistan and the significance of 'being Pakistani'. This has pre-empted a consensus on the role of Islam in the public sphere and encouraged the spread of political Islam. It has also widened the gap between personal piety and public morality, corrupting the country's economic foundations and tearing apart its social fabric. More ominously still, it has given rise to a new and dangerous symbiosis between the country's powerful armed forces and Muslim extremists. Shaikh demonstrates how the ideology that constrained Indo-Muslim politics in the years leading to Partition in 1947 has left its mark, skillfully deploying insights from history to better understand Pakistan's troubled present.

Author : Aroosa Kanwal,Saiyma Aslam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351719858

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Routledge Companion to Pakistani Anglophone Writing by Aroosa Kanwal,Saiyma Aslam Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Pakistani Anglophone Writing forms a theoretical, comprehensive, and critically astute overview of the history and future of Pakistani literature in English. Dealing with key issues for global society today, from terrorism, religious extremism, fundamentalism, corruption, and intolerance, to matters of love, hate, loss, belongingness, and identity conflicts, this Companion brings together over thirty essays by leading and emerging scholars, and presents: the transformations and continuities in Pakistani anglophone writing since its inauguration in 1947 to today; contestations and controversies that have not only informed creative writing but also subverted certain stereotypes in favour of a dynamic representation of Pakistani Muslim experiences; a case for a Pakistani canon through a critical perspective on how different writers and their works have, at different times, both consciously and unconsciously, helped to realise and extend a uniquely Pakistani idiom. Providing a comprehensive yet manageable introduction to cross-cultural relations and to historical, regional, local, and global contexts that are essential to reading Pakistani anglophone literature, The Routledge Companion to Pakistani Anglophone Writing is key reading for researchers and academics in Pakistani anglophone literature, history, and culture. It is also relevant to other disciplines such as terror studies, post-9/11 literature, gender studies, postcolonial studies, feminist studies, human rights, diaspora studies, space and mobility studies, religion, and contemporary South Asian literatures and cultures.

Author : Katharine Charsley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134605453

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Transnational Pakistani Connections by Katharine Charsley Pdf

Since restrictions on commonwealth labour immigration to Britain in the 1960s, marriage has been the dominant form of migration between Pakistan and the UK. Most transnational Pakistani marriages are between cousins or other more distant relatives, lending a particular texture to this transnational social field. Based on research in Britain and Pakistan, this book provides a rounded portrayal incorporating the emotional motivations for, and content of, these transnational unions. The book explores the experiences of families and individuals involved, including the neglected experiences of migrant husbands, and charts the management of the risks of contracting transnational marriages, as well as examining the consequences in cases when marriages run into conflict. Equally, however, the book explores the attractions of marrying ‘back home’, and the role of transnational marriage in maintaining bonds between people and places. Marriage emerges as a crucial, but dynamic and contested, element of Pakistani transnational connections. This book is of interest to students and scholars in the fields of migration studies, kinship/the family and South Asian studies, as well as social work, family law and immigration.

Author : Fawzia Reza
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781498508612

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The Effects of the September 11 Terrorist Attack on Pakistani-American Parental Involvement in U.S. Schools by Fawzia Reza Pdf

This book examines the challenges that Pakistani-American families have faced in their attempts to assimilate within the U.S. school culture since the September 11 terrorist attack.

Author : Sanjay Sherpuriya
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789355212825

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I am Madhobhai : A Pakistani Hindu by Sanjay Sherpuriya Pdf

This book ‘I am Madhobhai : A Pakistani Hindu’ is not a story or anyone’s idea. This is a true incident narrated by a representative of thousands of Hindu brothers and sisters who have endured crime and atrocities of Pakistanis for years. Hearing and feeling the inner pain and compassion of Hindu brothers and sisters who have come from Pakistan and settled down in Delhi’s Majlis Park, Sanjay Sherpuriya is making sincere efforts to solve their problems of life. This book brings to light the atrocities which the Pakistani Muslims have committed on our Hindu brethren. They have ruined their lives, looted their properties, raped their daughters and vandalised our Hindu Gods & Goddesses. A must read book for every enlightened Hindu.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Democracy
ISBN : PURD:32754081157707

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Pakistani Elections by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs Pdf