Abstract
Shahzada, the eunuch character in Jamil Dehlavi’s 1992 film The Immaculate Conception, describes the survival of Pakistan to be dependent on three factors; Allah, America, and the army. It has since become widely believed that politics and policy making in Pakistan is indeed to a large extent affected by these three elements. In this paper I explore the impact of the collusion of these factors on the educational policy in Pakistan. Specifically, I explore the impact that the U.S. involvement in South and South-Central Asia has had on the way education in Pakistan has been shaped by the U.S. involvement and conversely how changes in Pakistan’s education affect the U.S. geostrategic interests in the region.
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Naseem, M.A. (2009). Allah, America, and the Army: U.S. Involvement in South Asia and Pakistan’s Education Policy. In: Sobe, N.W. (eds) American Post-Conflict Educational Reform. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230101456_10
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