“Your silence in injustice is louder than any speech.”
🎓 A Harsh Truth Behind Academic Walls
In a country where universities are meant to be hubs of intellect, growth, and safety, a dark truth quietly festers — sexual harassment.
From inappropriate messages to power-based exploitation by professors, it’s a reality many students live with every day.
But here’s the real question:
Where are the loud liberal voices now?
Those who chant slogans of “freedom,” “empowerment,” and “gender equality” on social media —
Why do they fall silent when real victims in universities cry out for help?
Let’s uncover this hypocrisy.
📚 Harassment in Universities: A Known but Ignored Reality
It’s not just one university. Reports come from across Pakistan — Karachi, Lahore, Hyderabad, Islamabad and beyond.
- Professors sending vulgar texts
- Administrators blackmailing girls for grades or favors
- Classmates harassing others without consequence
Still…
- Very few protests
- Very few hashtags
- Barely any coverage from self-proclaimed liberal circles
🔇 Why the Silence?
Hypocrisy, Interests, and Privilege
🚫 It Doesn’t Fit Their Narrative
Liberals often bash religious, rural, or traditional society for being oppressive.
But when abuse happens in their own modern, English-speaking campuses — they go silent.
Why? Because it challenges the image of the Westernized, elite institutions they idolize.
🤝 They’re Friends with the Harassers
Let’s be real — many so-called liberal activists, influencers, and journalists personally know the professors, deans, and elites in these universities.
Calling them out would mean calling out their own friends, mentors, or social circle.
📢 They Select Their Outrage
- If a cleric is accused? Viral outrage.
- If a PhD professor is accused? Silence or vague statements.
Truth should not depend on who the accused is.
😶 Fear of Being “Cancelled” by Their Own
Speaking up might offend their liberal network.
They fear being labeled “anti-progressive” for demanding accountability from elite institutions.
So, they stay silent — even if it costs justice for the victim.
🎭 Double Standards: When Victim Support Becomes Selective
Liberals claim to support all victims. But why is their energy so different when:
- The harasser wears a suit instead of a turban?
- The crime happens on a university campus instead of a madrassa?
That’s not progress. That’s protecting your comfort zone.
🗣️ The Real Progress: Speak the Truth, No Matter Who Falls
True activism means:
- Calling out injustice — even if it’s committed by your own side
- Supporting all women, not just the ones whose cases are trendy
- Defending the truth, not just your political circle
Because if harassment is ignored today, tomorrow:
Your own sister, friend, or daughter might be next —
And her voice will be drowned in this same silence.
🧭 Final Words
Liberalism without honesty is just decoration.
Activism without courage is just performance.
If you claim to support women — support ALL women.
If you claim to stand for justice — do so even when it’s uncomfortable.
Because:
Silence is not neutrality. It is betrayal.
✍️ Written by:
A Voice for the Voiceless Students
Standing for justice — even if no one claps.
