Salam’s face blackened
WHEN our prime minister lectures Europe about Islamophobia, the world snickers. Forced conversions? Lynching by enraged mobs? Having to curse another religion’s founder prior to applying for a Pakistani passport?…
A tribute to Dr Salam
Last week was the Pakistani Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam’s 93rd birth anniversary and since I was reading about his work I decided to write a column about science today. Whenever…
Finding Dr Abdus Salam
This week we have been reminded that a citizen of Pakistan had won a Nobel Prize for Physics. Ah, but that was 37 years ago. In fact, the Nobel Laureate…
Malala, Salam, Faiz and Dr Khan
In Pakistan, with Malala Yousafzai winning the Nobel Peace Prize, it is proven once again that those subscribing to conservative social and political views reject new facts if they challenge…
Salam, Abdus Salam
Four days from now, on January 29, much of Pakistan will forget – or refuse to remember – Dr Mohammad Abdus Salam on what would have been his 88th birthday.…
Continued excellence
Within the boundaries of the University of Karachi exists an institution that has stood out as an island of unparalleled excellence in the developing world – the International Center for…
Get issues right
THE discourse on language in education has taken the intelligentsia by storm in the wake of the Single National Curriculum (SNC). The polarisation between various points of view is so…
Education emergency
A former prime minister of the UK was once asked about the three top priorities of his government. Without any hesitation his response was “Education, Education, Education”. Lip service has…
Portraits of Pakistan
Who do you think are the most distinguished Pakistanis who inspire you and make you feel good about your country? This is one of the questions that I pose whenever…
Language whims
My last column on language-in-education evoked interesting comments from readers. Some raised valid concerns. Others betrayed unfounded fears about language — and also education. Quite a few of the comments…
