Women education is
always remain the burning issue in eastern society especially in Pakistan. And
the situation is mainly alarming in rural areas due to social and cultural
obstacles. One of the most awful sides is that in some places, particularly
northern tribal areas, the education of girls is strictly prohibited on
religious grounds. . This is an uncultured misinterpretation of Islam, which like
all religions urges men and women to acquire education. The literacy rate for
women in tribal areas is just as low as 7.5% which is due to the conservative
thinking of the tribal people of Pakistan which are against the modern
education and very much reserve for their women and ladies.
Unfortunately the portrait
of literacy in Pakistan is grey. Although successive governments have announced
various programs to promote literacy, especially among women, they have been
unable to transform their words into action because of various political,
social and cultural hindrances. And now society is debating on the topic that
whether the education made women responsible towards her responsibilities regarding
her domestic life? Do the education play major and effective role in her life?
Or because of education women rebels against cultural norms and she does not
remain household material which she should be as eastern culture urges her to
be.
And from the same point
of view Jinnah Debating Society of Jinnah University arranged a debate
competition on the topic that "biwi taleem yafta achi ya bena taleem
yafta”. But these types of debates in auditoriums do not be much effective and
helpful in making the society prosperous until we all work for that with all
our heart and soul. If we want to develop a better society we first have to
educate our women.
