Gujranwala – PR: A country’s international image is an extension of its policies. ‘Our negative image and its fallout such as the sinking prestige of the green passport are just rebounds of our country’s own policies and behaviors’, thinker and author Wajahat Masood said while speaking at a national workshop on interfaith harmony in Gujranwala. … Read more
Sense of citizenship takes a plunge when a singular faith becomes state identity: Speakers Lahore – PR: Speakers at the second round of a national workshop on interfaith harmony said the Objectives Resolution compartmentalized citizenship on the basis of faith, putting the majority religion at the center-stage while also relegating other faiths to the … Read more
PR – Swat: Individual thinking processes impact not only individual behaviors but also dictate the broader societal outlook and behavior. And unfortunately, thinking patterns are often fed, among other things, by long-held social biases that tend to paint a generalized picture of a religious or ethnic group. These views were expressed by noted columnist, Muhammad … Read more
Introduction PIPS held its third workshop on ‘Youth and Interfaith Harmony’ in Peshawar from the 21st to the 22nd of January. The workshop was attended by more than 30 university students from the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as several renowned speakers from a variety of fields and backgrounds such as journalists, activists … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Senator Krishna Kumari discussed interfaith relations with university students during a two-day education and training workshop here in Islamabad. Senator Kumari told young students to have faith in themselves and see Pakistan’s religious and cultural diversity as a blessing. She also shared the story of her life’s journey from a disadvantaged village … Read more
Islamabad PR/24 July 2019 Pakistan is a young country, where majority of its population are below the age of 30 years. And yet, youth are underrepresented in various initiatives led by state and civil society. The situation is dire with youngsters from rural areas, women, or ethnic or religious minorities. These thoughts came at the … Read more
“Teachers can practice and preach empathy to promote tolerance” Islamabad PR/3 July 2019 Teachers can show the seeds of tolerance in society, if they practice and preach the values of empathy – putting one-self in another’s shoes. Empathy can open them to divergent understanding of same problem, producing a society that is more tolerant of … Read more
PR/23 May 2019 To overcome differences, we need to engage in dialogue with each other, the sole purpose of which is to understand each other’s point of view. Unfortunately, there is a tendency of people resorting to monologues, in which people “talk at” each other, rather than “talk to” each other. These thoughts came in … Read more
A two-day dialogue on social harmony held on 17-18 January 2019, in Karachi, organized by PIPS. It was sixth in a series of dialogues on social harmony. In this dialogue, around 40 teachers of various colleges from Balochistan and Karachi participated. The dialogue called for promoting culture of two-way dialogues, especially through educational institutes, so … Read more
The culture of one-way communication is so dominant that people tend to talk at each other, rather than talking with each other. To bridge gaps among citizenry, culture of two-way dialogues need to be promoted. Such dialogues can easily be promoted through educational institutes, by channelling diversity of thoughts in the positive direction. These thoughts … Read more