Pervez Hoodbhoy

Setting sofas on fire brings back memories of the time when Islamabad was set ablaze in 2007. Updated 27 Mar, 2021 10:14am

Glorifying violence & conquest through fictionalised history will have devastating consequences for Pakistan. Published 06 Mar, 2021 06:53am

Forcing students to learn Arabic won’t make them virtuous but setting good examples of moral behaviour might. Updated 13 Feb, 2021 08:10am

The difficulty of preventing online cheating and low ethical standards means that these days most students cheat. Published 23 Jan, 2021 08:00am

Without a culture of science Muslims will continue consuming technology without producing much. Updated 02 Jan, 2021 09:16am

By rewarding professors with phony achievements Pakistan has damaged universities beyond repair. Updated 12 Dec, 2020 08:48am

Pakistan seeks to lead the Muslim world but civil society in the Middle East is evolving much faster. Updated 21 Nov, 2020 08:22am

The world rightly ignores complaints of Islamophobia from a country that mistreats its religious minorities. Updated 07 Nov, 2020 08:27am

Successful societies know that those who fight wars well are not always best suited for running industries, academia, or govt. Updated 10 Oct, 2020 08:05am

Arab and Pakistani cultures remain self-congratulatory even eight centuries after Islam’s Golden Age ended. Updated 19 Sep, 2020 07:54am

Yoking ordinary schools to madressahs will impair the reasoning capacity of children and job competitiveness. Updated 29 Aug, 2020 08:21am

India and Pakistan’s new education policies will push their respective religious minorities into a corner. Updated 09 Aug, 2020 11:06am

The SNC massively prioritises ideology over education quality and acquisition of basic skills. Updated 18 Jul, 2020 08:52am

Left-liberals in the West should ponder the effects of effacing historical symbols as Pakistan-India have. Updated 27 Jun, 2020 08:18am

Faked history fuels revivalist dreams, creates false hopes, & suggests the way forward is through the sword. Updated 06 Jun, 2020 10:36am

The state’s scorn for science and surrender to religious forces has put Pakistan’s millions in danger. Published 16 May, 2020 06:13am

What is called online learning can be worth its name if and only if there’s absolute transparency. Published 25 Apr, 2020 06:44am

Hopes for dealing scientifically with the virus rest upon Darwin’s discovery of the principle of natural selection. Updated 05 Apr, 2020 10:58am

All males hold on to the name they used along their life’s journey while women's gravestones rarely carry their names. Published 14 Mar, 2020 03:53pm

To see where a woman stands in the social order just walk through a cemetery and read the gravestones. Published 14 Mar, 2020 07:19am