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Koran burning is not the right way to confront radical Islam (Nasir Saeed)
Christians in Pakistan are suffering because of Terry Jones’ Koran burning but his actions must not be allowed to destabilise Christian-Muslim relations.
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Teaching religion (Peter Jacob)
Five national education policies, one plan (in the 50s), half a dozen official policy reviews and a number of educational conferences that we have had so far since 1947 failed to obtain the benchmarks or policy goals set forth vis-à-vis mass literacy and education standards. There is a widely held view that the second education policy in 1972 brought a drastic and adverse change in the quality and content of the syllabus. This policy pontificated by Mr Hafeez Pirzada, the then education minister, was a reversal of the ideals set by the earlier education commission headed by Mr S M Sharif, which had emphasized teaching ethics to all students rather than making religion part of public education.
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Psychology of Persecuted Christians in Pakistan (Naeem Harry)
Pakistan is going through a serious moral turmoil, and Pakistani Christians are being targeted in this moral and spiritual turmoil. The continuous persecution of Christians in Pakistan is making them suffer from many psychological dis-eases. This moral turmoil is also making them suffer from spiritual distress. Their questions needs to be answered, if not answered they need to be listened, so that they are able to explore their emotional and spiritual pains.
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Matriarchal Society of Harrapa and Pakistan (Naeem Harry)
Between the years 3000 BC and 1500 BC, a unique civilization
flourished in the Indus Valley that covered an area larger than modern
Pakistan. This was an empire called the Harappan Empire whose people
were called Dravidians. The major cities were Harappa and Mohanjodaro
whose features were unique for those days because they included well-
planned brick streets, drainage and large baths for ritual cleaning.
Housing varied from two-room structures to large two-storied houses
with courtyards.
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