Jamil Rashid

Women's Struggle in Pakistan Jamil Rashid Women of Pakistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back? Zed Press, London; 1987.
KHAWAR Mumtaz and Farida Shaheed have written a courageous book of immense importance for the awakening of the men and women of Pakistan. They open their discourse with the bold assertion: The role and status of women are not isolated social phenomena, and women's struggles do not take place in a vacuum. Both are determined, enhanced or impeded by the social political and, economic development of a people's history.

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Revolution in Iran

Vol. 14, Issue No. 14, 07 Apr, 1979

Jamil Rashid

Revolution in Iran Jamil Rashid Iran: Dictatorship and Development by Fred Halliday; Penguin
IN 1971, when the Shah celebrated 2,500 years of Iranian monarchy, some kind of a myth was sought to be created that he was the descendant of Cyrus the Great. In reality, he was the son of a junior army officer who had come to power by a military coup, and "has no more royal blood or princely heritage than King Kong".

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Power and Privilege in Pakistan

Vol. 13, Issue No. 12, 25 Mar, 1978

Jamil Rashid

Power and Privilege in Pakistan Jamil Rashid Power and Privilege, Influence and Decision-Making in Pakistan by Robert LaPorte, Jr; University of California Press, Berkley, 1975;