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Acting on a Taliban mandate, some 400 private schools in Pakistan’s northwest Swat Valley were closed down, ending the education of more than 40,000 students. The Swat Valley is yet another one among Taliban-controlled places where basic human rights are trampled upon. The academe is a place where minds are wrought, reasoning skills are honed, and [...]

Ethics implies the application of morals. It deals with the concepts of right and wrong. Accepting morality, without ever evaluating it, is no longer just goodness or righteousness. It may just be blind faith and obedience. Here lies the pivotal role of critical thinking in the realm of ethics. Ethics without the element of critical thinking is indoctrination. [...]