Editor’s Note: Students & Workers, Unite!
Workers of the world – caught in quarantine lockdowns across the globe – will not be able to march on the streets this year to mark International Workers’ Day on May 1. Despite steps taken by various governments to ensure safety and well-being of the working masses, truth is that the global pandemic has only…
Are You Suffering From Quarantine Privilege?
Shireen Rizvi The year 2020 started with some disastrous circumstances affecting nearly every field of life. From tensions rising between nuclear powers Pakistan and India, to a treacherous bushfire in Australia, we saw political and climate instability at its peak. But the COVID-19 pandemic was something no one was prepared for; this was not the…
Time to Rethink the System
Mansoor Ahmed Kataria The Covid-19 has taken over the world suddenly, giving no time to governments to fight back in an organized manner. The more the virus spreads, the more the conspiracy theories came out. The blame-game between America and China continued until the pandemic completely crippled the States under its vexing shade. America called…
Beyond the Borders: The Birth Anniversary of Bangladesh Students’ Union
On this day in 1952, the East Pakistan Students’ Union was formed. Founded as the East Pakistan Students’ Union, the organization was formed from the embers of the Language Movement and served as the progressive vanguard of the student movement.It is one of the leading student organizations in Bangladesh. It is working for students and…
Editor’s Note
This week, the pages of The Students’ Herald are dedicated to the brilliant life and powerful legacy of Comrade Mashal Khan. On April 13, 2017, Mashal Khan was immortalised as a symbol of resistance to the horrors that dominate our universities and campuses, and indeed, afflict our entire education system.
Rethinking Higher Education System in Pakistan in Response to COVID-19
By Mariam Sheikh As learning shifts to digital spaces in Pakistan, the COVID-19 crisis has brought forward clear existing differences in the educational experiences of students across the country. Students are suddenly forced into a cobweb of anxieties, uncertainties and new realities, without any or little institutional support.
The Power Relation Of State And Citizen
Mariam Hassan Naqvi Few days ago, a female SHO was attacked by a religious mob in Karachi while she was trying to abstain them from offering the Friday prayer which was banned by the provincial government as a precaution of COVID-19. Armed officers on duty has been seen facing some opposition from different religious and…
