Problems with Co-Education
Hafsa Ahsan Jun 5, 2004 interacts: 32Many feminist movements have started an active campaign to get single-sex schools established in large numbers.
And Dr. Shahid Hussain Bokhari Quits…
Omer Cheema Nov 3, 2005 interacts: 93
Why another world famous researcher and a dedicated teacher left Pakistan while HEC claims that its policies are supporting higher
In Defense of The Left
Sameer Jun 17, 2002 interacts: 154One of the casualties of communism collapse was the worldwide decline in mass appeal for the democratic left
The Menace of Education
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jul 9, 2000 interacts: 103We cannot entrust the future of our country to those who cannot write a single straight sentence
What is Secularism?
Mohammad Gill Mar 18, 2005 interacts: 130Many still think or like to think that secularism is essentially atheism or godlessness. While many secularists (freethinkers) are Individually indeed atheists and agnostics, secularism
Reforming Pakistan’s Universties -- I
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jan 4, 2005 interacts: 13In this article I will look at the problems in our higher education system and why the HEC reforms are set to make a bad
Education in Pakistan: All Demand and Little Supply
Masooma Habib Mar 7, 1998 interacts: 5Providing education to its citizens is clearly not a priority for the Government of Pakistan.
The 786 Cybercafé on Tariq Road (continued)
Bina Shah Jul 28, 2004 interacts: 19Karachi in the 1990s was a wasteland of failed opportunities; the salaried class was on its knees under the burden of heavy government taxes, and
Yet we share the same home - Our Indus Valley
Navaid Mar 21, 2000 interacts: 119Clinton’s visit is unlikely to have a drastic immediate influence on the dynamics of the region.
The Culture of Research and Learning
Murtaza Haider May 28, 2004 interacts: 135The same can happen across the developing world. A few hundred households can pool resources
The Reality of the Looking Glass: Seeing Muhammad
Shahriar Hussain Apr 11, 2006 interacts: 152What did he do that was so worthy of enchanting so many? Were humans to reach the lowest levels of debauchery, the appearance of beauty
Nude Art and the 'Pure Land'
Nadeem Alam Feb 20, 2006 interacts: 18
In Pakistan even normal art has been taboo, then what about “nude art”? It does exist, and Pakistan has got
Language of Power: How it is getting more exclusive
Rizwana Khan Oct 1, 2005 interacts: 119Cafes, restaurants, boutiques, designers, the media, in essence the whole socio-economic machinery identifies with the English-speaking world.
Allama Iqbal- Is he still relevant?
Yasser Latif Hamdani Jun 21, 2007 interacts: 130Given the current turmoil, which has made it abundantly clear that the people of Pakistan desire a truly representative democratic civilian order, the question above
The Aga Khan University-Examination Board: Does Pakistan Need One?
Bahadur Ali Sep 21, 2004 interacts: 17Like every other major policy debate in this country, one on The Aga Khan University Education Board--with its religio-political dimensions--has all the ingredients of a
'Constitutionally' Different Neighbours
Savail Hussain Apr 27, 2006 interacts: 143The post independence political experience has been very different for the two nations. Pakistan has had up to eight major constitutional changes and martial law.
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