Cultures and Human Rights
From the Blog A Myth in Creation: Awais Aftab's Blog: Cultures and Human Rights - To hear that all cultures are “morally equal” and that all deserve the same ‘respect’ is something that really nauseates me. Even more than being false, it is harmful . All cultures are not equal, because not all cultures treat human beings with the same respect and dignity without discrimination; not all cultures provide its individuals with universal fundamental human rights. A culture that violates human rights is inferior to a culture that protects human rights, and I am not going to offer my unconditional respect for any culture that does the former. Of course, the tricky part begins when people begin to claim that human rights are also culturally relevant. Something like: “Your culture has your own version of human rights, and my culture has my own version of human rights, so you can’t judge my culture based on your version.” First of all, such a conception of human rights goes against the very idea of universal human rights, that there is a set of rights that ALL humans are entitled to irrespective of which society they are born into. To believe in culture-specific human rights is to negate the idea of universal human rights. In fact, I’d go as far as to say that to believe in culture-specific human rights is not to believe in human rights at all. It sounds absurd to believe that women have a right to property if they are born in country A but do not have the right if they are born in country B. Of course, women in countries A and B do have different rights in practice, but it is entirely another matter to believe that this is how it should be. A person in country A cannot possibly believe that to give women property-rights is as equally morally valid as not giving women property-rights. Either ALL women born anywhere in the world have property-rights or ALL women born anywhere in the world do not have property-rights. It cannot be both. The various human rights that every culture endorses, it endorses in a manner as if those human rights were universal. No culture advocates human rights while advocating that these rights only exist within that particular culture and have no applicability outside it. To say so would be to undermine the validity of those human rights. Secondly, true, there are different conceptions of human rights that vary cross-culturally, but it doesn’t mean that they are all on equal footing. Some conceptions of human rights are better than other conceptions. A human rights charter that doesn’t discriminate against women at all is better than a human rights charter that only partially discriminates against women. And why is one charter better? Because it is more in accord with human respect and dignity. Because it discriminates less. So yes, I do believe that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by United Nations is far superior to any other declaration of human rights that exists as yet (though a better version might come up in the future), most notably, The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam, which I believe is a joke. All cultures that fall short of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, my respect for them falls short in equal measure. There, I have said it in unequivocal terms. Political correctness be damned. . Read Full Post
Pakistani Universities Get Part in Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions
From the Blog ProPakistani: Pakistani Universities Get Part in Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions - Pakistani Universities Get Part in Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is a post from: ProPakistani Pakistani universities shared ideas, information and experiences at an event at the National University of Singapore to provide a unified voice to Oracle on all issues involving the solution among Asian users, so as to better inform the scoping, planning, implementation, and product development expertise surrounding Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions for the future. The National University of Singapore (NUS) has convened the first ever Asia PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions Special Interest Group (Asia CSSIG) at a two-day event held on campus. Mr Tommy Hor, Director of NUS Computer Centre, said: "Asian institutions are at a different stage of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions adoption compared to our counterparts in North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand. The challenges faced by Asian institutions are also quite different as the education systems are not entirely the same. In a rapid changing business and technological environment, we believe our needs can be better served when we come together to share with Oracle our requirements, challenges and priorities in a single voice." "PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is seeing good adoption in almost every country in Asia," said David Redden, General Manager, Asia-Pacific Education Sector, Oracle. "This Asia Campus Solution Special Interest Group is a great and timely initiative from NUS, and it is very encouraging to see this marquee Asian university work so hard to jump-start a forum such as this – bringing together like-minded, skilled practitioners who are managing, collectively, a huge number of students and alumni members in the region, to improve their skills and expertise and to provide their technology partners like Oracle with rich feedback and insight for us to help make the solution even more applicable to institutions in Asia." The Asia CSSIG is open to all existing institutions that use PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, or who are considering the use of the solution. Response to the inaugural Asia CSSIG was overwhelming, with the number of attendees significantly exceeding initial expectations. The 140 participants from 25 education institutions in Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Malaysia also represented a good mix of management and project/support team representatives from the various institutions. Related posts: Oracle Academy Program to be Promoted in Universities Crescent Steel Enhances Productivity and Cuts Costs with Oracle Applications Seven Pakistani Universities Join the Oracle Academy Askari Bank Chooses Oracle Applications for Banking Transformation Project Jaffer Brothers Becomes Authorized Oracle Education Distributor Copyright © 2010 ProPakistani.PK . Read Full Post
[Interview] Dr. Alvi's Bovine Model for Laparoscopic...
From the Blog pamirtimes - > Dr. Alvi's Bovine Model for Laparoscopic... pamirtimes.wordpress.com — PT Exclusive In traditional surgical trainings the trainee was supposed to learn the skills while working with a master surgeon. This process often led to prolonged operation time, increased cost and potential of complications during the learning experience. With passage …... . Read Full Post
Another Miss Call For Pakistani Government
From the Blog pakspectator - > Another Miss Call For Pakistani Government pakspectator.com — In the beginning the mobile phone calls were very costly so I and my friends decided to give... Read More at http://www.pakspectator.com . Read Full Post
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