Mobilizing Construction Jihad in Revolutionary Iran

By Eric Lob  //  

Introduction The institution of Construction Jihad (Jahad-i Sazandigi, hereafter CJ) dates back to the Iranian Revolution. While CJ’s origins were rooted in the rural reconstruction and development policies that were instituted during the reign of…

Teaching Nationalism in South Asia

By Ahsan I. Butt  //  

In the middle of the nineteenth century, while colonial rule in India was in full swing, the British Empire considered reforming the imperial education system. Thomas Macaulay, president of the Committee of Public Instruction in…