tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post1114079417683741384..comments2024-02-26T12:53:35.542+05:00Comments on The Republic of Rumi Blog: The unity of lifeKhurram Ali Shafiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329916182280619617noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-44794964547326450992008-10-02T04:29:00.000+06:002008-10-02T04:29:00.000+06:00Shazia, thanks. Yes, the opposite seems to have ha...Shazia, thanks. Yes, the opposite seems to have happened in Pakistan and I am inclined to believe that this is because the education system, academia and the pundits of literature did not rise to meet the challenge. They subscribed to secularism, atheism or theocracy since these were readily available and required very little originality.Khurram Ali Shafiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15329916182280619617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751964279420308191.post-4005418601817496642008-09-29T21:32:00.000+06:002008-09-29T21:32:00.000+06:00"Hence Iqbal’s concept of the unity of life is sim..."Hence Iqbal’s concept of the unity of life is simultaneously opposed to secularism, atheism and theocracy."<BR/><BR/>This is the most interesting notion, in that it aspires to bring people together in a representative way, opening up the channels for discourse, and seeking to harmonize rather than divide. <BR/><BR/>Which brings us to the question of how come it seems the opposite has happened in the case of Pakistan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com