Shia Genocide

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SARAH KHAN 2016-02-0289 SECTION 1-MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY RAAZIA WASEEM PROMPT 3 Freedom of Expression Many countries have recognized the need to provide its general public with basic human rights including the right of freedom of expression. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 includes Rights preserved for freedom of expression. The Constitution of the United States mentions in its First Amendment that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" (Funk & Wagnalls 162). Although freedom…show more content…
Shia genocide occurring in Pakistan has led to a number of catastrophic incidents whereby the victims are suffering from intense pain and are soaked in deep sorrows only because they belong to the Shia sect and possess a different set of beliefs hence have to face the hatred expressed by other religious sects to prove that their beliefs are held superior to any other sect. This has offended the Shia’s reminding them incessantly that they are not a part of Pakistan even though they rightfully are. Such a scenario would not have existed in the first place, had there been limits to freedom of…show more content…
The philosopher Immanuel Kant, for example, argued that the freedom of expression might need to be controlled and restricted when it came to its use by those in authority. (Kant, 1784). Media also plays a significant role in defining what transgression of one’s authority means. It may show lack of professional maturity of journalists and anchors, enabling them to misuse their power of freedom of expression. Intervention into a celebrity’s personal life, creation of bias reports regarding national or international issues and display of obscenity without viewer discretion, gave media the power to violate the rights of their freedom of expression. It cannot be denied that molding news in such a way can have an intense impact on the viewers. Media, in Pakistan, has exaggerated a lot of news only to gain popularity and public demand, showing dead bodies on roads after a bomb blast or violence in the country has only increased disrespect of our country internationally. So much as people have started considering Pakistan as a terrorist’s nation. Once a person from abroad reluctantly came to Pakistan, and to one’s shock, Pakistan seemed to possess a vast scenic beauty that one was not aware of. All that one heard was either based on how Pakistan’s market is plummeting or how violent country’s situation has gotten hence dubbing the true worth of this country in terms of only
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