By Zubeida Mustafa
The story of Parveen Lateef and her home school was first published on October 22, 2010. This version includes an update on Lateef and her students. It is as relevant today as it was when it was originally featured. – Ed. Continue reading Taking the first step: Educating Karachi’s street children
By Zubeida Mustafa
GOVERNMENTS in Islamabad have traditionally had a dismal human rights record. Even civilian leaderships have followed the brutal traditions set by their military partners, though quite often they have had to battle it out in the courts. Continue reading Victims of disappearance
By Zubeida Mustafa
Source: Dawn
IS peace in Karachi on the mend? Quite likely. The political reconciliation that is in the air will hopefully lower the level of violence. But for how long? Continue reading Where are the peace women?
By Zubeida Mustafa
Source: Dawn
OF late, the education sector in Pakistan has come under intense scrutiny abroad. Aid-givers and the so-called partners in the war on terror have belatedly reached the conclusion that at the root of Pakistan’s ills lies the country’s failure to educate its citizens.
Hence the sudden flood of foreign-funded reports and studies on education. It is a different matter that many of their assumptions are Continue reading Consensus at Harvard
By Zubeida Mustafa
Source: Dawn
THE scandal surrounding the now defunct “News of the World” which has brought much embarrassment to the high and mighty in London will hopefully prove to be the proverbial watershed that the media in our globalised world badly needs.
One positive result of the fall of Rupert Murdoch’s empire in Britain is that questions are being asked about the integrity of his 200 or so outlets that span several continents. Mercifully, the first bubble to burst was in a country known for its Continue reading Media without dignity