Education on the Fast Track

Posted on December 22, 2009
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Adil Najam Not much needs to be said about this picture, except translating what is written on this poster (plastered over a rotting electrical box outside what seems to be a jewelery shop): In 60 days only, complete your education from Nursery to F.Sc. What more can I say. Sign me up! Indeed, Pakistan needs […]

Islamia College Peshawar: Modeled after Aligarh or Deoband?

Posted on November 23, 2009
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Aziz Akhmad Islamia College Peshawar, or ICP for short, is one hundred years old. That is, if you count from the year the idea of the college first sprouted in the minds of its founders, in 1909. The work on the building started in 1912 and, within a short period of time, the main college […]

Prof. Nauman (1951-2009): R.I.P. Sir Nauman

Posted on November 20, 2009
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Sophia Hasnain (Editor’s Note: Professor Muhammad Nauman was a highly respected academic (Professor of Electronics) as well as a dedicated political and social activist. For more than 20 years he taught at NED University of Engineering, Karachi. He died on Nov. 15. One of his former students and colleague, Sohpia Hasnain wrote this memoir.) Electronics […]

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