How the state, education, society, and religion interlock and interact to create an environment in which jihadism thrives in Pakistan.

What explains the continued growth of extremism in Pakistan? This question is of more than academic interest, given the ongoing militant actions in that country --as well as in Afghanistan, India and elsewhere -- of extremist groups based in Pakistan. Madiha Afzal has dug into the question with in-depth field research, rigorous analysis of survey data and her own intuitive understanding of the country.

Pakistan Under Siege...