Tenth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society

Abstract

The present research examines university students’ experiences with respect to having interfaith understanding in three universities of Pakistan. The research is based on qualitative methodology. The main objective of the study was to see if the modern universities were successful in implementing the agenda of spreading interfaith harmony or otherwise. A sample of 150 respondents was selected for the research purpose. The respondents were selected through consecutive sampling technique and a semi-structured interview schedule was one of the tools used to collect data from the respondents. The analysis was guided by discourse analysis technique. The study concluded that the modern higher educational institutions were one of the main sources for propagating the agenda of interfaith harmony. The students of the universities confirmed the changes about respecting other faiths and sects. The study recommends enhancing the role of such activities in universities for bringing religious and cultural diversity in Pakistani society.