جریب حیات(افسانہ)
ڈاکٹر مجاہد عباس ،لیکچرر، نمل یونیورسٹی اسلام آباد
جریب زمین کے لیے ہے یا حیات کے لیے، زمین اور حیات دونوں ہی اس سے ناواقف رہتی ہیں۔ البتہ انسان جو زمین سے اگایا جاتا ہے اور پھر زمین میں ہی دبایا جاتا ہے جریبوں کی پیمائش بن کے رہ جاتا ہے۔
اقصیٰ کےلبوں پر سَرمیلی بسنت کے پھول کھل رہے تھے۔اُس نے زمین کی طرف جھکتے ہوئے اپنی زلف ِ دراز کو بائیں کان کی اوٹ میں سُلا دیا اور زمین پر گرے کاغذ کو ہتھیلی پر رکھ کر دل میں اُتار لیا۔ اُسے اپنے پیلے لباس کی مہک وصل کی چاندنی رات کا قصہ ِ ناتمام سنارہی تھی مگر وہ مسلسل سوچوں کی جریب سے پرائے موریے اور بورنیو کے جنگلات کی پیمائش کر رہی تھی۔وہ اُن جنگلات کے سحر انگیز مناظر میں یوں کھوئے جا رہی تھی جیسے دین و دنیا کی متاع ِ بے پایاں اُسے نصیب ہو گئی ہو۔وہ ایک ایک پودے کے ایک ایک پتے کے ایک ایک ملائم اور تیزکنارے کو چھو کر اس کی خوشبو اور لطافت کو جذب کر رہی تھی۔ وہ خود کو پرسکون سبز سمندر کی کشتی سمجھ کر ہوا کے رخ پر دھیرے دھیرے رواں دواں تھی۔ ابھی اُس نے اپنی کمر سیدھی نہیں کی تھی کہ اسےگلی سے گزرتی ہوئی لاری کی آواز سنائی دی جس پر اے کلاس چنیوٹی فرنیچر سلیقے سے لادا گیا تھا۔
اس نے ٹیَلوں لگے فرش سے پلاسٹک کی میز اور کرسیاں اٹھا کر گھر کی پچھلی طرف لان میں رکھ دیں جہاں پھولوں کے احاطے میں سبزے کی بہار تھی۔ یہ لان اس کی زندگی میں افضال کی طرح اہمیت رکھتا تھا۔ وہ جب بھی تھک جاتی تو وہاں آرام کرتی تھی، پودوں...
Democracy in Nigeria is characterised by corruption, irregularities and injustice. The level of political hostility in the country has resulted in loss of lives and properties and as a result, there have been hindrances to peace and national development to prevail in Nigeria. Hence, the ugly political developments have generated a lot of concerns and questions such as what are the causes of the political unrest in Nigeria? Is democracy really paying off as a political system in Nigeria? What has been the result of democracy in Nigeria? Can there be a better political system in Nigeria? If so, can Islamic political system fulfil the longing of Nigerians? Answers to these questions shall form the body of this research. The research discovers the absence of fairness in the electoral process and bad governance in Nigeria. This research reveals the flaws in effectiveness of democracy as a system of government in Nigeria. It proposes adopting an alternative model of governance. Lastly, this research contemplates the Islamic political model for a better Nigeria.
The current study intends to investigate the relationship between TV commercials and their effects on cultural norms of society in Pakistan. The main objective of the study was to analyze that how viewers’ of TV commercials perceive the violation of cultural norms in TV ads. In addition to that the study tries to find out how TV ads are changing the norms of the society. The study was conducted under the frame work of Cultivation theory, Social Responsibility Theory and ELM theory. All of theories are aligned to the topic and objectives of the study. The researcher applied parallel design of mix method for the current study. Quantitative study was conducted through survey method. A sample of 1000 college students was drawn by using multistage cluster sampling and questionnaire was used as tool for data collection. Qualitative study was conducted to explore and contextualize the topic by using 20 Focus Group Discussions as the method of data collection from students and teachers of the college. The quantitative study concluded that TV commercials change the norms of society to a greater extent by influencing the food habits, dressing styles and consumer behavior of youth and overall media is not accomplishing its responsibility in society specifically in the Pakistani context. The audiences have also the view that most of the time ads do not present true picture of our society. The culture present in ads is not realistic. Women are being exploited and their presentation in media particularly in commercials is not acceptable in the society on a larger scale. The result of qualitative study shows that majority of respondents have the view that TV commercials are influencing cultural values and norms negatively. In complying with the quantitative findings the qualitative themes showed that TV ads are changing the lifestyle of the people. Furthermore, qualitative findings complement the quantitative findings that TV Commercials contents are not in accordance with the norms and religion of our society. Similarly both qualitative and quantitative findings show that media is not fulfilling its responsibility properly towards society. So, in the light of the results of the present study, we can say that a large number of viewers have the view that TV commercials are promoting anti-cultural norms.