Paiman Trust and Qadims Lumiere jointly organized a forum on “Promoting Tolerance and Pluralism: Peace Education in Schools for a Harmonious Pakistan.” The aim of the forum was to raise awareness about the importance of peace education in Pakistani schools and foster intercommunal understanding.
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal shared the importance of education in establishing peace at a ceremony held to mark the International Day of Peace at the Higher Education Commission Secretariat.
This doctoral thesis by Sufi Amin analyzes the higher secondary school level curriculum and textbooks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, with respect to the integral model of peace education.
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) awarded a grant to the Khadim Ul Khalaq Foundation (KKF) for its “Promoting Peace through Critical Thinking” project. KKF was founded by young civic leaders in 2012 in response to the rise of extremism and the Taliban in the region.
“Your students may have missed the news about the security build-up and the rising tensions in Kashmir over the last week. They cannot possibly miss the headlines about the amendment of Article 370 and the re-organization of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, however. Around them, people are bound to be talking about this news, either jubilant or distressed. In your classroom, they will hear both points of view. This is a moment with rich learning potential,” writes Swarna Rajagopalan for Prajnya’s Education for Peace Initiative.
At a time when divisive and warmongering narratives have strained Indo-Pak relations to virtually breaking point, Indian and Pakistani scholars and students of Oxford University held a solidarity demonstration and issued a unity statement for a future free of violence.
National Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (NCIDE – Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) organized a two day workshop on “Teachers as Peace Educators” under the umbrella of its Peace Education Program. The event took place on June 21-22, 2018.
Speakers at a two-day International conference held at the University of Sargodha conducted a crucial debate on ‘Peace Education for Sustainable Development’.
The transformation from a culture of war to a culture of peace represents a radical and historical change because everyone from the centers of power to the most remote villages may be engaged and transformed.
Hyder is a pioneer in education—not only bringing the principles of peace education into her own school, but also integrating a comprehensive peace curriculum throughout an entire school system. Through Hyder’s peace education, pupils are exposed to the religious and cultural teachings of other communities, promoting understanding and acceptance.
Adnan Bangash, an avid reader of peace poetry, says the promotion of peaceful literature is the best way to guide people in the current chaotic circumstances in which the country finds itself. “Our land is combusting in the flames of war,” he says. “By spreading peace education, we can support society to turn away from conflict.”
Two organizations, Karwan Tanzeem, based in Peshawar, and the British Pashtoon Association (BPA), based in the UK, are joining forces to raise the education level, create awareness among youth, and steer them away from militancy, violence and extremism.