By Dr. Afshan Huma Pakistan inherited values of power, money, land, and resources with a colonial history. Longer periods of dictatorship in this region further complicated the social harmony. Warzones on borders and religious as well as ethnic extremism across …
What can we do to ensure financial enablement of the youth? Problem with youth today is a majority may not have had availed the opportunity for gaining foundational literacy or educational acumen required by our industry/market or agricultural sector or …
At my school, our purpose is to restore the childhood of a traumatized child…we transform their fears into love…we welcome our children with music, flowers and our teachers embrace them with reassuring warmth. At my school, we never discourage our children from asking questions and we help them seek their answers. We are against corporal punishments because in my view, use of a stick means failure of a teacher. A teacher’s primary role is to develop in their child an interest for learning and this is exactly what we should aim to achieve
There is a need for them to realize that a child should not be inculcated with a sense of superiority over non-Muslim peers. In fact, it would have been better if non-Muslim children were also able to read about their religious roots and practices with dignity and appreciation, instead of feeling powerless and humiliated while taking their compulsory lessons at school.