by Haider Nisar Sawati It was 1983 when last student union elections were held in universities and colleges across Pakistan and on the eve of 1984 student union elections, the ruling junta of contemporary times banned them. Ziaul Haq collected the reports that anti-government student unions will sweep elections and fear of losing the rule as Ayub Khan had lost, …
News Desk Seattle (USA): Two internationally-reputed universities have joined hands to expand population health, research, and education in developing countries. The University of Washington (UW) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Aga Khan University (AKU) to codify partnership activities already underway and to leverage complementary strengths to further expand research, service and education in low- and …
by Waseem Altaf We were extremely poor yet we had books at home, said Ada Yonath, the 2009 Nobel laureate in chemistry from Israel. Six million Israelis buy twelve million books every year, being the highest consumer of books in the world. Knowledge comes through education and Israel has the highest school life expectancy in South West Asia with the highest …
HAH Report Political systems across the world have undergone a wave of populism, and are hard pressed to balance majoritarian political demands against fundamental human rights. Nowhere is this contest more visible than on social media where the worst tendencies of online political participation are demonstrated in policy debates on human rights, development and peace. This discussion was taken up …
Dr Ammar Ali Jan On the morning of February 9, there was a police raid at my residence. The manner in which the operation was conducted seemed to be designed for a terrorist or a dangerous criminal rather than a professor with dissenting views. My wife kept pleading with the officers to present a warrant or an FIR, or at …
THE brazen police-led harassment of academic and activist, Dr Ammar Jan, for his participation in a PTM-affiliated protest revealed once more the Pakistani state’s attitude and approach towards progressive politics. While others have written and will continue to write about recent events, it is also worth zooming out and seeing these as part of the general approach towards political conflict …
HAH Report Islamabad A noted French thinker has called for promotion of social solidarity and integration amid growing inequality and discord to tackle global challenges. He stressed on prioritising social issues over strategic issues. Multilateralism has failed to resolve the very social issues such as food security, inequality, migration, and climate change.—Prof Badie The global governance system of multilateralism has …
Grievances are the most important factor of vulnerability of Kyrgystan youth to radicalisation, says a new research study. HAH Report Youth occupies a special place in radicalisation processes, says the study, titled: “Vulnerability and Resilience of Young People in Kyrgyzstan to Radicalization, Violence and Extremism: Analysis Across Five Domains” The authors — Emil Nasritdinov, Zarina Urmanbetova, Kanatbek Murzakhalilov, Mametbek Myrzabaev …
How long should you practice a new language every day? We sat down with one of our linguistics experts here at Babbel to find out why our app gets you speaking a new language in only 15 minutes of study per day. Claire Larkin As you might expect in a language learning company, almost everyone who works at Babbel is …
Organizing to bring work to a halt fundamentally shifts the balance of power and transforms workers into a force to be reckoned with Eric Blanc and Meagan Day Educators in Los Angeles, the second-largest school district in the country, continue strike since Monday. By deciding to walk out for smaller class sizes, more support staff, fewer standardized tests and charter …
