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The Misremembrance of Waziristan: Education, Erasure, and Community Memory
Release Date
2025-08
Language
- English
Topics
- Building Peace and Social Cohesion
This essay examines the cyclical targeting and erosion of educational infrastructure in Pakistan’s Waziristan region, with a specific focus on girls’ education and community-led responses. Using the concept of ‘misremembrance’, it argues that the Pakistani state selectively forgets its obligations in conflict-affected zones, undermining long-term recovery. Through recent examples of school bombings, ideological coercion, and grassroots organizing, the piece situates education within the broader humanitarian challenges of displacement, protection, and institutional neglect. It highlights how civil society, often without meaningful state support, has taken the lead in rebuilding education systems, and calls for sustained collaboration between local actors and institutions.
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Document-Type
Journal article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Place
London