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Democracy and the third world

Democracy and the third world Since the rise of liberal democracy, it had different impacts on the different societies. When it was introduced to western societies, it abolished the monarchies and established civil rights, such as freedom of speech, equality and justice. There have been many prominent critiques of democracy from time to time. Some arguing that as a human we are not smart enough to vote for someone who is our true representative. Others had different opinions about democracy. Greeks were the first, who was introduced to this governance system. Socrates one of the prominent philosophers in human history spoke against democracy. He argued that as most of the common mass consists of laymen, they can be easily fooled. He inferred that we are not ready for the democratic system yet. In a democratic system, the majority rules the minority. The majority takes care of their rights. What about the minority, do they have their voice in the dem

The Mullahs and their religious sermons.

The Mullahs and their religious sermons. In my childhood, I have no idea what year it was; Mullahism in Pakistan was at its peak. They were enjoying the highest status in the society, claiming all the so-called success of the Afghan jihad. Most of the mullahs tend to be good orators because they practice the craft quite regularly in the madras’s. So, they were much more lethal in conveying their message to the general public. I remember once in my early childhood, that our village leader organized the sermon of a prominent Mullah of our region. Thousands of people gathered from around the locality came to listen to him. During his speech, he criticized many of the sects of Islam and called many of them Kafir, because they follow their own guidelines, which according to him was shirk (a big sin in Islam). After the speech was finished, I heard many people from the gathering arguing with each other on petty things. Things like, why do you guy go to the sai

University of Lahore Girl proposes Boy

Lahore University incidence An incidence took place at the Campus of the University of Lahore, where a girl openly proposed to a boy in front of a large crowd. After the video hit the internet, the internet was stormed with the opposition of the action. Most Internet Users criticized the act stating that such an act is very inappropriate in an Islamic society. Others stated it is against the Norms of Pakistani society. Whilst the university administration took immediate action and expelled both the students. There were few sane voices against the action of the university. One of the commentators commented, ‘ well it is Ok to harass someone publicly, you might get away with it, but if you propose someone publicly, you will be in big trouble.

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