Government launches civil education program to promote values of “civilised society”
30 Apr 2012, 6:09 PM
Daniel Bosley
Following the launch of the government’s civic education programme today, Home Minister Mohamed Jameel Ahmed has said a “special campaign” was needed to address a dearth of civic values that are often overlooked when pursuing societal or economic gains.
“There is a general erosion of values and discipline among young people. We are one society, one nation, one religion. We subscribe to certain values as a civilised society,” said Jameel.
“This has been the key to surviving as a small society. There is a worrying trend in politics that we can’t sit down together,” he added.
Speaking at the launch of the campaign, President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan is reported to have said that the principles of democracy had been decimated to a point at which the true meaning of the word had been lost.
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