(Feb. 12, 2011) The Pakistani public, long skeptical of American goals in Afghanistanand the Muslim world, is now outraged over Washington’s insistence that the authorities release a former United States Special Forces soldier charged with killing two Pakistani men last month. In this instance, as always,Pakistan’s tumultuous news media is the prism through whichUnited States [...]
Pakistan and the GOP Presidential Primary (The Seattle Times)
December 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ISLAMABAD (November 23, 2011) — Mitt Romney said it’s close to being a failed state. Rick Perry argued that it’s not our friend and shouldn’t get American aid. I happened to be in Pakistan as the Republican presidential hopefuls debated relations with this troubled ally. The sound-bite culture of American politics tends to reduce the world [...]
Journalism Education in the Pakistani Borderlands (Chronicle of Higher Ed)
October 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
(Islamabad, January 22, 2012) Students brave roadside bombs and Taliban threats while on class assignments. Professors are kidnapped and killed. Campus radio stations get regular visits from military intelligence. Welcome to journalism education in Pakistan’s tribal areas. “Nine-eleven was a boon to us,” says a lecturer at one of the universities there, a few dozen [...]
