Date: Friday, Nov 16th 2007
Time: 12:00 - 1:30PM
Location: University of Chicago - Classics 110
Contact: Manan Ahmed - manan@uchicago.edu
On November 3rd, 2007 General Pervez Musharraf suspended the Constitution
of Pakistan, declared a State of Emergency and arrested the Supreme Court
judges. His second coup, since 1999, was designed to protect his regime from
facing judicial and electoral challenges. The imposition of martial law has been
met with widespread protest, especially from the movement of lawyers that
arisen in opposition to continued military rule. Thousands of lawyers, judges,
human rights activists, students, and politicians have been arrested and
detained in the last week. There has been a media black-out over cable
channels.
The Department of South Asia Languages and Civilizations hosts a Teach In, on
the historical and political dimensions of the current situation and its
implication for US foreign policy, featuring the following speakers:
* CM Naim, Professor Emeritus, Department of South Asia Languages and
Civilizations, University of Chicago who will speak on the US/Pakistan relations
since the 1950s.
* Atiya Khan, PhD Candidate, Department of History, University of Chicago who
will speak on Pakistan in the 1960s: Revolt and Counter- Revolution.
* Manan Ahmed, PhD Candidate, Department of South Asian Languages and
Civilizations, University of Chicago who will speak on the Baluchistan/ Swat
crisis behind this Emergency.
* Aqil Shah, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
who will speak on the short term and structural features of military praetorianism in
Pakistan.
Time: 12:00 - 1:30PM
Location: University of Chicago - Classics 110
Contact: Manan Ahmed - manan@uchicago.edu
On November 3rd, 2007 General Pervez Musharraf suspended the Constitution
of Pakistan, declared a State of Emergency and arrested the Supreme Court
judges. His second coup, since 1999, was designed to protect his regime from
facing judicial and electoral challenges. The imposition of martial law has been
met with widespread protest, especially from the movement of lawyers that
arisen in opposition to continued military rule. Thousands of lawyers, judges,
human rights activists, students, and politicians have been arrested and
detained in the last week. There has been a media black-out over cable
channels.
The Department of South Asia Languages and Civilizations hosts a Teach In, on
the historical and political dimensions of the current situation and its
implication for US foreign policy, featuring the following speakers:
* CM Naim, Professor Emeritus, Department of South Asia Languages and
Civilizations, University of Chicago who will speak on the US/Pakistan relations
since the 1950s.
* Atiya Khan, PhD Candidate, Department of History, University of Chicago who
will speak on Pakistan in the 1960s: Revolt and Counter- Revolution.
* Manan Ahmed, PhD Candidate, Department of South Asian Languages and
Civilizations, University of Chicago who will speak on the Baluchistan/ Swat
crisis behind this Emergency.
* Aqil Shah, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
who will speak on the short term and structural features of military praetorianism in
Pakistan.
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