Reforming Practices and Traditions

We are into the 21st Century and societies globally are undergoing a paradigm shift. New technologies and inventions have great impacts on our ways of life, including customs and traditions. In this era of societal change there is a tug in many society for keeping the old traditions and customs alive and encouraging people, especially the younger generations, to respect them . There are many customs and cultural practices which are very good, but are fading out and need preservation. Yet, there are some practices which are actually very obselete and are leading the society backwards, making it difficult to practice these traditions and customs when the world is shrinking and people from different cultures are coming closer via telecommuncations. Youth of today must decide which cultural customs and practices need to be preserved and why, which ones to be discarded or improved and why. This project is a place for students to exchange views about their customs and practices and make suggestions for keeping them, discarding them or improving them, rationalising at each step.

Facilitated by: Farah Kamal, Pakistan and Mitra Fatolapour, Iran

Ages: 10-18

Dates: Ongoing

Language(s): English

Contact: For more information about participating in this or other iEARN projects, write to iearn@iearn.org.