By Staff Reporter, *Extremism causing brain drain’* - The News International - Karachi, Pakistan; Sunday, April 17, 2011
Renowned writer Amar Jaleel has said that a lack of solutions to a host of prevailing issues, including intolerance and religious extremism, has resulted in the highest level of brain drain among the country’s youth.
“The revolution comes from inner self which, however, requires awakening of general consciousness among individuals,” he observed in his keynote address to a seminar titled, “Sufi Shah Inayat (martyr): a symbol of interfaith harmony and civil liberties”, organised by the Sindh Sufi Institute on Friday evening.
Followed by the singing of Sufi poetry, the seminar was held at the French Cultural Centre.
Amar Jaleel noted that there was a dire need to dispel the impression that Sufism was any form of Hinduism.
“We must educate people that the Sufism is not Hinduism.” This, he said, was a misconception.
Regarding the prevailing wave of extremism linked to religion, he said Mullahism could not be allowed in a civilised society. Amar Jaleel was of the view that the revolution comes from one’s inner self rather than from outside, and urged each and every individual to do something good according to his own conscience instead of asking the government to bring any change.
Chairman Sindh Sufi Institute Khadim Hussain Soomro said that for thousands of years, Sindh had been the cradle of many civilisations and occupied an extraordinary place due to its cultural richness, wealth and resources, gracious attitude of its inhabitants, their love and passion for humanity.
He said that Sufis of the Indus Valley mystic saints, including Shah Inayat of Jhok Sharif, Baba Farid, Baba Guru Nanak, Hazrat Mian Mir, Shah Latif, Bulleh Shah, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sachal Sarmast Baho, Ghulam Farid and Sami, preached the rich values of humanity like peace, brotherhood and tolerance.
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Renowned writer Amar Jaleel has said that a lack of solutions to a host of prevailing issues, including intolerance and religious extremism, has resulted in the highest level of brain drain among the country’s youth.
“The revolution comes from inner self which, however, requires awakening of general consciousness among individuals,” he observed in his keynote address to a seminar titled, “Sufi Shah Inayat (martyr): a symbol of interfaith harmony and civil liberties”, organised by the Sindh Sufi Institute on Friday evening.
Followed by the singing of Sufi poetry, the seminar was held at the French Cultural Centre.
Amar Jaleel noted that there was a dire need to dispel the impression that Sufism was any form of Hinduism.
“We must educate people that the Sufism is not Hinduism.” This, he said, was a misconception.
Regarding the prevailing wave of extremism linked to religion, he said Mullahism could not be allowed in a civilised society. Amar Jaleel was of the view that the revolution comes from one’s inner self rather than from outside, and urged each and every individual to do something good according to his own conscience instead of asking the government to bring any change.
Chairman Sindh Sufi Institute Khadim Hussain Soomro said that for thousands of years, Sindh had been the cradle of many civilisations and occupied an extraordinary place due to its cultural richness, wealth and resources, gracious attitude of its inhabitants, their love and passion for humanity.
He said that Sufis of the Indus Valley mystic saints, including Shah Inayat of Jhok Sharif, Baba Farid, Baba Guru Nanak, Hazrat Mian Mir, Shah Latif, Bulleh Shah, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sachal Sarmast Baho, Ghulam Farid and Sami, preached the rich values of humanity like peace, brotherhood and tolerance.
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By Staff Reporter, *Extremism causing brain drain’* - The News International - Karachi, Pakistan; Sunday, April 17, 2011Renowned writer Amar Jaleel has said that a lack of solutions to a host of prevailing issues, including intolerance and religious extremism, has resulted in the highest level of brain drain among the country’s youth.
“The revolution comes from inner self which, however, requires awakening of general consciousness among individuals,” he observed in his keynote address to a seminar titled, “Sufi Shah Inayat (martyr): a symbol of interfaith harmony and civil liberties”, organised by the Sindh Sufi Institute on Friday evening.
Followed by the singing of Sufi poetry, the seminar was held at the French Cultural Centre.
Amar Jaleel noted that there was a dire need to dispel the impression that Sufism was any form of Hinduism.
“We must educate people that the Sufism is not Hinduism.” This, he said, was a misconception.
Regarding the prevailing wave of extremism linked to religion, he said Mullahism could not be allowed in a civilised society. Amar Jaleel was of the view that the revolution comes from one’s inner self rather than from outside, and urged each and every individual to do something good according to his own conscience instead of asking the government to bring any change.
Chairman Sindh Sufi Institute Khadim Hussain Soomro said that for thousands of years, Sindh had been the cradle of many civilisations and occupied an extraordinary place due to its cultural richness, wealth and resources, gracious attitude of its inhabitants, their love and passion for humanity.
He said that Sufis of the Indus Valley mystic saints, including Shah Inayat of Jhok Sharif, Baba Farid, Baba Guru Nanak, Hazrat Mian Mir, Shah Latif, Bulleh Shah, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sachal Sarmast Baho, Ghulam Farid and Sami, preached the rich values of humanity like peace, brotherhood and tolerance.
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