Saturday, February 03, 2007

Enlightened Moderation - A Goal Way too Far

So it was the mistake of ommision, not of (Higher Education) Commision that a homophile professor got her way into the citadel of International Islamic University. Looking at the response of the seemingly well educated Pakistanis at her appointment, it becomes amply clear that "Enlightened Moderation" in the "House of Islam" remains a goal way too far.

On the other hand, I'm somehow surprised on what basis Dr. Ghazala considers my alama mater to be a safer place than IIU. A report from Dawn:

Talking to Dawn, an HEC official said on condition of anonymity that Dr Ghazala, who has already left the country, had informed the commission that she felt she was not safe at the IIU and, therefore, she should be posted to institutions like the GIK or Karachi University.

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