Night of Henna in San Francisco Re: # 8

I fully agree with your views.
I don`t know why holding hands ( men and women) has inspired him so much. It is completely against our religious and cultural values. And is not that bigf an issue in a developing country. Haven;t seen the movie so I cannot comment on it. But reading the reviews of the movie maker, I really doubt it if the person knows what reality is. He seems to be talking about such petty issues like holding hands. SO far as arranged marriages are concerned. We should be against forced marriages, not arranged ones. Some people prefer having arranged marriages.
Yes sexual harrassment si very common in both the countries. IN Pakistan it is seen more in the lower class than upper or middle class.

Reforming Pakistan’s Universties -- I THe article indeed is very interesting with some true facts and some not so true ones in it. He seems to be laying a lot of stress on the comparison between mosques and libraries. I don`t think there is any need to make any such somparison. All that is badly needed in the country is enough finances for eduacation and to set up some very libraries which should have a lot of latest technology books in it. And first and foremost what the country needs badly is industry. Without any industry, there si no way taht technology and research work can be promoted in the country. Unforunately over the past two decades no stres has been laid on the engineering industry. That is the main reason why the students in Pakistan can just get the theoretical knowledge. The faculty even lacks industrial experience. Only libraries and books, I don`t think are the only solution. To give some direction to the youth, all the country needs is more budget to be allocated to education and industry.