In the classrooms of University of Karachi, some topics are a big no-no

Karachi

 

In a Socratic classroom, questions about ideas and values are discussed, students contribute, diverse voices are heard, and learning goes both ways.

 

Unfortunately, the classrooms at the University of Karachi (KU) - the city’s biggest public sector varsity - are anything but Socratic.

 

In a communication class, a discussion about religion versus the state erupted. A student raised her hand to make a point on why she favoured secularism. “The

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