Religious education
On October 22, I wrote a column entitled “Education and manners,” in which I examined the influence of education and training on manners. Among the many positive reactions there was…
Education in a polycrisis
The story of Pakistan’s education is no longer about what is broken, it is about what is collapsing. It is a tale of two crises entwined: the children who never…
Taking back education
ONE of the issues that has been mentioned, though we do not have any details or the draft of the proposed amendments yet, is that the 27th constitutional amendment will ‘take back’…
State & religious extremism
PAKISTAN has banned the TLP again. It is the second time in four years that the violent religio-political group has been outlawed. The action has been taken by the federal government after the group…
Politicise education
APOLITICAL education has two flaws. First, neutrality, as a term from natural science, is irrational; words such as unbiased or objective are more suitable for a social setting. Second, politics…
Power of education
In a historic moment for Pakistan and the global discourse on education a few weeks back, Islamabad became the epicentre of an international conference that shed light on the pressing…
Day for religious freedom
First of all, I am grateful to God Almighty who, like every year, blessed me to start the new year by facilitating deserving people to initiate a new life and…
Education for all?
PAKISTAN is a signatory to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which obligates the country to provide inclusive and equitable education for all. Once again, the question has…
Save education
IN the wake of the devastating countrywide floods, public education faces an existential threat in several places. In Sindh alone, initial assessments indicate that almost 16,000 out of a total…
Religious divide
RELIGION is a vital social institution which helps people make sense of their existence, compartmentalise their traumas and, in the process, find a sense of normality within the chaos of…
