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A talk by Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa

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“Is The Post-Musharraf Military’s Role Different Towards The Pakistani State, The U.S. And The ‘War On Terror’?”

A talk by Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa

Dr. Siddiqa is an independent strategic and political analyst and author of famed Military Inc, Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy. Currently she is a Senior Visiting Professor at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

6:00 pm

Eric Palin Hall (EPH 216)

Ryerson University

87 Gerrard Street

Directions:

Eric Palin Hall (EPH) is located on Gerrard Street just a half block East of Church. The entrance to EPH is through a path on the side and up a flight of stairs. The second floor is the main level of the building.

By subway: Get off at the College subway and walk South on Yonge to Gerrard. Make a left (going East) and just past Church.

By car: proceed East on Gerrard past Yonge and Church, and make a right on Mutual (one long block from Church). The Ryerson parking garage is almost at the corner, and charges $5.00 from 5:00PM to midnight.

For more information call: Abbas (416) 284-4893 or Omar (641-231-6771

Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia - A talk by Ayesha Jalal

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:44:07 +0000

Ayesha Jalal, the author of the recently published book of the same title, will be speaking about the origins and meaning of the word ‘jihad’ in Islamic literature, its historical practice in South Asia and on the roots, ideology and aims of present day jihadis such as the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and the like.

She is one of the most prominent American academics writing on Pakistan. Her talk is bound to be informative and thought provoking and will be helpful in providing a better understanding of this term - gripping some with hope, many with horror - and of the groups and forces practicing it currently.

Dr. Jalal is professor of History at Tufts University in Boston and a member of the editorial boards ofContemporary South Asian Studies Series and Third World Quarterly. Her books include `The Muslim League and the Demand for Pakistan’; `The State of Martial Rule: the Origins of Pakistan’s Political Economy of Defence’ and `Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia,’ amongst others.

Friday, May 15
7:00 p.m.
Room 2-214, 252 Bloor St West (OISE)
St. George Subway, (paid parking underground)
Admission: $10. Info: 416-536-6771, 416-284-4893

Ms. Jalal obtained her B.A. from Wellesley College majoring In History and Political Science and her Ph.D. in History from Cambridge University.

The niece of the famous Urdu writer Manto, she first came to the United States in 1970 when her father Hamid Jalal was posted to the United Nations.

Sponsors: Canadian Muslim Union, Committee of Progressive Pakistani-Canadians , Left Institute, South Asian People’s Forum.

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