<p>Hey guys I was just wondering if anyone thinks it would be a bad idea to write an essay analyzing the root causes of adversity in the SWAT region of Pakistan, if I am from the country of Pakistan. Just wanna know if the adcoms will look down upon that?</p>
<p>thx</p>
<p>I don't think so at all. "Write about what you know" is always a good rule to go by for things like this, and you know it, so go ahead.</p>
<p>I did the same. I just got through an online program from Stanford on Japanese Studies when I was writing my essay, so I wrote about the Yasukuni Shrine because it was in my head.</p>
<p>I wrote about prejudice in America v. Arabs and lack of knowledge about the Islamic religion after taking a course with a really wonderful Arabic professor from Morocco. It was on my mind also and I think it generated a good essay.</p>