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His Royal Highness
Prince Hassan bin Talal on his visit to Pakistan, addressed the students,
faculty and staff of the University and diplomats on the theme: Towards
an Ethic of Human Civilization.
The Jordanian Prince
said that it was difficult for him to relate to the concept of globalisation,
a material order, as he believed that it was human values that needed
to be enhanced. In an esoteric talk packed with abstract ideas and quotations
in several languages from a wide spectrum of writers, Prince Hassan built
a most persuasive and stimulating case for not forgetting people in the
race towards globalisation. He
highlighted the importance of the public realm in contrast to the private
realm and added, "we live in a world that is becoming more and more exclusionist." He touched on the topic of 'governance'
and explained that among its many definitions, the one he could live with
concerned the public good. There had been a breakdown in communications
between the governments and the governed, he stated. "Governments are
not always interested in the well being of the people, and there lay a
significant difficulty with most democracies.''
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Royal Highness Prince Hassan bin Talal (right) on a tour of AKU with
Dr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, President, AKU (left) and Dr. Anwar Siddiqui,
Co-ordinator Research and Associate Professor Biochemistry (centre). |
aculty, staff and
students participated in the question and answer session that followed
the speech and enjoyed the Prince's cerebral topic, coupled with his offbeat
approach. They found him to be a dynamic and eloquent speaker.
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