by Dr Asif Channer in The Nation, Dec 26, 2023The unfolding drama in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province, unveils a nuanced narrative marked by historical grievances, contemporary protests, and the ongoing struggle for autonomy. The roots of dissent trace back to the early 1970s when the Baloch Students Organisation-Awami (BSO-Awami) emerged from a split with the Baloch Students Organisation (BSO). With a Marxist-Leninist ideology, BSO-Awami vehemently opposed the sardari system and aligned itself with the Baluch…
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Academics express mixed reactionsby Shamima Rita in Dhaka Tribune, Nov 24, 2023In the midst of political turbulence and unrest in the country, the educational landscape finds itself in a challenging predicament. Due to the violent hartals and blockades, academic activities at many institutions, especially the annual examinations, have been severely disrupted. Against this backdrop, students from 15 schools in Dhaka formed separate human chains on the streets on November 21, simultaneously demanding a safe environment…
By Thira Lal Bhusal in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 16, 2023Ganesh Gurung has extensively studied the situation of Nepali migrant workers employed all over the world. In light of the tragic killing of 10 Nepali students in Israel, Thira Lal Bhusal of the Post sat with him to discuss pertinent issues of foreign employment including worker safety and ways to resolve them. Excerpts: The recent killings of Nepali students in Israel have again brought to…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 12th, 2023QUETTA: Caretaker Balochistan Information Minister Jan Achakzai has said that out of 250 madressahs in the province, 84 are being run by Afghan refugee clerics and around 8,500 students were studying there. “These 84 madressahs will be handed over to the local ulema for running them as the government has no plan to close these seminaries,” he said on Wednesday at a joint press conference with caretaker Home…
By Bal Krishna Sah in The Himalayan Times, July 5, 2023Amidst Aastha Dahal’s struggle to acquire equivalence certificate fromthe oldest University of Nepal, Tribhuvan University, students whohave obtained their degree abroad are terrified to apply for equivalencecertificate after Dahal’s case came to the limelight. More than 230 netizens have shared Aastha’s story on social mediapouring out their frustration and bad experience with the CDC of TU.Many of them have shown support and solidarity with Dahal.…
by Rajesh Mishra in The Kathmandu Post, May 3, 2023Nepali medical students studying at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, India, have been raising their voices against the unequal benefits provided to them by the medical institute compared to their Indian counterparts. At least 50 Nepali students are currently enrolled in MD, MS, MDS, DM, and MCH courses and working as resident doctors in one of India’s top medical colleges.…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews, March 25,2023 at 7:40 PMFemale students in Kabul said on the opening day of the 1402 academic year that they once again felt hopeless as a result of the closing of their schools. They asked the Islamic Emirate to reopen girls’ schools above sixth grade across the country. Maryam, who was waiting for the schools to open along with thousands other students, said: “Why are schools closed to girls? When…
by Muhammad Arif Nasar in The Nation, Feb 8, 2023The writer is a freelance contributor.Education helps the sustainability of a society. It not only stabilises one society but helps the region in development. In today’s world where all the countries throughout the globe are working to improve their education system, the Afghanistan government, led by the Taliban, banned higher education for female students. Women play a fundamental role in a country’s politics, society, economy, and…
By Susannah George in The Washington Post, Dec 21, 2022 at 5:08 p.m. ESTISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Afghan women fear further draconian restrictions, including on girls’ education, after the Taliban this week banned female students from all universities. While the official statement issued Tuesday by the Ministry of Education only covered universities, some female teachers and girls at primary schools in the Afghan capital, Kabul, reported being turned away from classes Wednesday morning. The decision to…