Interfaith Harmony – A tool for Peace Building
The latest episode of Ranra (Light) following the theme of interfaith harmony as a peace building tool emphasized that the state, religious leaders, educational institutions, and media has to work in collaboration to promote interfaith harmony and tolerance.
Molana Ashraf Ali Marwat, a religious scholar, was of the opinion that Islam itself is a religion of peace and has concrete examples from the life of Prophet Mohammad PBUH, where practical examples of tolerance and acceptance towards non-Muslims were presented. He added that the religious leaders and media need to understand the importance of their role in the society in spreading peace. He said that the religious institutions, be it a mosque, a church or a temple, must be utilized to promote human rights, tolerance and acceptance instead of promoting controversies and hate.
The Sikh Community representative, Mr. Charan Jeet Singh, said that all religions convey a message of peace for humanity. It is time for the state to look into the curriculum and text books as that is the starting point for instilling intolerance towards the minorities living in Pakistan. The majority of Muslim population must exhibit tolerance towards other faiths as Islam promotes tolerance and acceptance.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.