How can education address the growing intolerance in society?

Dear Members,

The recent brutal killing of the female anti-polio vaccinators (health workers) in Pakistan is a highly condemnable and shameful act. It indicates the meager security available to the health staff but more importantly, it reveals the surging intolerance and dearth of consciousness in society. How can education (both formal and informal) address issues such as this?

Let's share our views and come up with original ideas to help increase the awareness in society by using platforms such as our own - Let's Educate Pakistan.

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  1. Update #1

    Posted by Adeel Umar Farooqui (Campaign Leader) on Jan 18

    Dear Members,
    Thank you for sharing your extremely valuable ideas on how education can address the growing issue of intolerance in our society. Such stories and mindsets are a glimmer of hope for our nations future and as this silent population finds its voice, Pakistan will be educated.

    To keep this conversation alive, we ask all of you to tell us:
    Can Education solve the problem of intolerance?

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  • We are interesting crowd of dangerous people .See the other side of the picture We were secure in our society when our literacy rate...

    We are interesting crowd of dangerous people .See the other side of the picture We were secure in our society when our literacy rate was down , there was less corruption ,bribery, brutality, murders ,theft etc when we were not educated. We need not to spread information about how we can loot our society , how we can deprive the people of their rights. intolerance is not caused by not being educated, it is caused when people have no way to find their rights in right ways ........... then bad ways are the options........... the solution is to develop a sensible education system and to develop justice in our internal and external behaviors and to prepare the society to act upon the way of Qura'an and Sunnat.

  • Assalam u Allikum Here educational institutions are just more concerned about making money. Hiring of qualified sincere teaching staff...

    Assalam u Allikum Here educational institutions are just more concerned about making money. Hiring of qualified sincere teaching staff and standardized schooling systems should be followed which produces not only the high grader geniuses but also a good human being with basic moral values. Unfortunately we belong to the Islamic Repulic who lacks the basic human laws & values.

    Dec 23
  • asalam u alykum electronic media i.e internet is the xclent medium to educate people but first the educated people of village , town,...

    asalam u alykum electronic media i.e internet is the xclent medium to educate people but first the educated people of village , town, city help to creat a suspence of an education and this make aware to uneducated people twords education .

    Dec 23
  • There is a difference between literacy and education, we need to clarify that education includes the requirement of TOLERANCE of others'...

    There is a difference between literacy and education, we need to clarify that education includes the requirement of TOLERANCE of others' views. Then we should list requirements to being a teacher, mullah, ustad and REMOVE those that don't qualify. Then we can be somewhat sure that students are being taught by professionals.

    Dec 22
  • sir.Afraid education has been hijacked by the Elite & Mulla,s.No fault of theirs. State was not bothered as it was itself ignorant....

    sir.Afraid education has been hijacked by the Elite & Mulla,s.No fault of theirs. State was not bothered as it was itself ignorant. .because at least they contributed., BUT with all this mess. Wake up literates think of the easy ways,Nasim Siddiqui

  • Assalam u ala kum All ,I would like to tell you Electronic media is the best medium through which one uneducated people can educate and...

    Assalam u ala kum All ,I would like to tell you Electronic media is the best medium through which one uneducated people can educate and I request to all channels to generate program to educate more and more and you can

    Dec 22
  • Its a crucial time to develop an awareness about education.Health is also very much important for education.If there is a sick person,...

    Its a crucial time to develop an awareness about education.Health is also very much important for education.If there is a sick person, he can't study well.we should love humans.

    Dec 22
  • YES I AGREE AND ACCEPT THE FACT THAT EDUCATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF A SOCIETY AND A GREAT HELP FOR THE...

    YES I AGREE AND ACCEPT THE FACT THAT EDUCATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF A SOCIETY AND A GREAT HELP FOR THE ECONOMIC/SOCIAL/FINANCIAL BOOST UP OF A SOCIETY. A SOCIETY CANNOT GIVE A GOOD OUTPUT WITHOUT EDUCATION. SOCIETY IS ABOUT RIGHTS.FREEDOMS.AND DUTIES. UNTIL AND UNLESS ONE DONT GET THE CONCEPTS OF THESE ELEMENTS, IT CAN NOT WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES OF CIVIL SOCIETY. AND CANNOT BRING FORTH THE CIVILIZED SOCIETY. THE KILLING OF HEALTH/POLIO WORKERS IS AN ACT OF BRUTALITY. THESE WERE THE MINOR GALS/WOMEN WHO WERE SERVING THE PAKISTANI SOCIETY WHILE GIVING LITTLE CONTRIBUTION FROM THEIR SIDE. OUR SOCIETY SHOULD NOT REVOLT BUT SHOULD MAKE A POSITIVE PEACEFUL STEPS AGAINST SUCH VIOLENCE OR EVERY CITIXEN OF PAKISTAN AND EVERY FOREIGNER EITHER A DIPLOMAT OR A ANY PERSON FROM COMMON LIFE WILL FEEL HIMSELF INSECURE. WE WILL LOSS FOREIGN INVESTORS/INVESTMENTS AND PAKISTAN WILL LOSS ITS TRUE MEANING THAT IZZ EARTH OF PURITY AND PEACE.

    Dec 22
  • Well Its really sad to know about such happenings in Pakistan. Everyone feels him/herself insecure in Pakistan now and there's no...

    Well Its really sad to know about such happenings in Pakistan. Everyone feels him/herself insecure in Pakistan now and there's no Governance at all. Well lack of Education could be a single factor but a lot of other factors are there like injustice (which is the biggest one I assume for any society anywhere) administration (which is almost vanished in our Country) poverty the biggest issue on the other side which is always considerable for one's ruining the land. Distribution of wealth I think so is somehow a reasonable factor ( the wealth of Nation Lies in few hands and Richer are becoming richest & poor are unable to survive and ignored even. A lot more the whole system needs positive alterations & above all a SINCERE LEADER with an eye over all issues who perhaps is missing since Long. I still wish Pakistan Live Long and Stay Blessed May Allah Pak Bless you with you deserve. I love you and all living there.

  • Principle of living is proclaimed in every religious teachings which is based on social justice of freedom of thought & practice ....

    Principle of living is proclaimed in every religious teachings which is based on social justice of freedom of thought & practice . This has to be understood by the people in general 7 not by few pseudo Scholars. Nasim Siddqui

  • Dear sir . To educate one has to develope tolerance to others views . Injustices & unequality in short has to be eradicated from society...

    Dear sir . To educate one has to develope tolerance to others views . Injustices & unequality in short has to be eradicated from society .Best Wishes Nasim Siddiqui

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