Huzaima Bukhari

“Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is”-William Glasser (American psychiatrist) Well into the 1980s, new teachers were recruited on the basis of their qualifications, mannerism and above all, their ability to teach. During their probationary period, the institute’s administration would eavesdrop to find out their teaching methodology and their behavior in the class. […]

“Let us not allow gaslighters to plunder the treasured gems of our mind file, nor erode the translucent color of its quality. ” -Erik Pevernagie (The Absence of Desire) One is amazed at the influence the silver screen has on our culture and the way it directs the course of knowledge in addition to, of […]

“The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat too”-Stephen Covey A video that has gone viral shows a man sitting in the sabzi mandi (fruit and vegetable market) diligently […]

“We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.” -Isabel Allende Humans comprise one race, the characteristics of which, keep unfolding and continue to baffle […]

“We must use the wrath of nature as our teacher”-Bhumibol Adulyadej Long before the earth became an abode for human beings, this planet went through many phases of natural occurrences-from the blazing ball of fire at birth to subsequent ice ages and now moving towards global warming. These periods were full of geophysical transformations with […]

“War: a massacre of people who don’t know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don’t massacre each other”-Paul Valery Travelling around the world, one comes across landmarks attributed to battles and wars, many of which can be viewed after paying some amount as an entry fee. The National War […]

“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve”-Muhammad Ali Jinnah Agreed that Pakistan today is not the country its people would have liked it to be. Agreed that there are many systemic drawbacks, agreed that its economy is definitely not enviable, agreed that there is a law […]

“We don’t train boys to have vocabulary around their emotions beyond anger”—Fredric Rabinowitz The last couple of centuries have witnessed a plethora of literature on feminism, gender-specific roles, advantages and disadvantages of being a man or a woman, typical attributes of males and females, how they should behave, what activities are suitable to a particular […]

“Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor”- Sholem Aleichem When any natural or man-made calamity strikes, most of the time, it initially damages the scum of the earth before its harmful effects reach the rich and the powerful, if they […]

“Frustration is fuel that can lead to the development of an innovative and useful idea.”-Marley Dias If a word can best describe the Pakistani nation’s feeling at the present moment, it is “frustration.” This is a common emotional response to situations that are seemingly beyond control and result in anger, annoyance, and disappointment resulting in […]