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Articles with tag: mental

The Psyche of Al-Qaeda

Khalid Sohail   Nov 4, 2008   interacts: 179

To have a better understanding of the psyche of Al-Qaeda we need to understand the ideology, personality and political strategy of the organization’s leaders as well as the followers.

Reforming Religious Fundamentalists

Khalid Sohail   Oct 1, 2008   interacts: 105

What would you do with religious fundamentalists, especially those who adopt militant practices, have violent consciousness, and have become involved in armed struggle...

Zalim Online

TARIQ AQIL   Sep 28, 2008   interacts: 9

An eye witness to the horror and carnage by the religious fanatics in Pakistan

The God Delusion

Mutaal Mooquin   Sep 13, 2008   interacts: 274

In protest of all religio-zealots, I am bringing to attention of all, the work of Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion".

Confessions of a Religious Fundamentalist

Abrar Hasan   May 26, 2008   interacts: 35


I just want you to understand that never mind the beautiful facades of different ISMS, at the base of it all we are all religious and all fundamentalists.

Fundamentalism and Violence

Khalid Sohail   Dec 10, 2007   interacts: 123

Human beings are conditioned by their families and communities and violent cultures produce violent people.

Better Living through Chemistry

Ali Hashmi   Jun 28, 2007   interacts: 14

What would you give for a pill that made you happy or thin or helped erase the pain of losing a loved one?

Alex

Beena Sarwar   May 17, 2007   interacts: 6

A tall, broad, handsome 21 year old who loved basketball, on the outside he was the same old Alex. But he had become someone he did not want to be.

Militant Liberalism

ahmad hayat   May 9, 2007   interacts: 387

Do we have liberals amongst us that are willing to carry a Kalashnikov in the name of values of Egalitarianism and Social Justice?

Reflections on the Virginia Tech School Tragedy

Khalid Sohail   Apr 25, 2007   interacts: 143

In this land of eminent scientists, avant-garde artists and Oscar award winning actors and directors, we also see the worst serial killers and mass murderers. For some their dreams come true and for others they turn into violent nightmares.

Karachi’s Plastic Bag Ban

Zainub Razvi   Apr 2, 2007   interacts: 12

The ban applies to not just the manufactures and sellers but also the users of the plastic bags. Yes, that means us.

Reclaiming the Middle Ground

Ishrat Saleem   Jan 17, 2007   interacts: 53

No matter how we try to dissociate ourselves from our Muslim identity, it comes back to us in unexpected ways.

A Humanistic Approach Towards Mental Illness

Khalid Sohail   Dec 8, 2006   interacts: 51

We need to see a day when people with mental illness can live respectfully and peacefully and do not fear to be persecuted and penalized because of their emotional problems.

Are Artists Really Mad?

Khalid Sohail   Nov 9, 2006   interacts: 45

Creative people are are more at risk to suffer from mental illness than general population as creativity and insanity are genetically transmitted in the same families.

‘Our Liberals’ and Minority Psyche

farrukh kamrani   Jun 22, 2006   interacts: 760

Although they enjoy all the benefits of the society, they are the people who do not identify themselves with the majority of the people dwelling the country.

Celebrity Courts and Kangaroo Justice

Farzana Versey   Apr 18, 2006   interacts: 116

I protest against this abuse of a cause by people like Aamir Khan, for it is gimmicky and counter-productive. News channels are behaving like nautch girls and social butterflies as the nawabs of vigilance. Page 3 justice is the latest fad

London’s Hour of Reckoning

Ozer Khalid   Jul 8, 2005   interacts: 502

A surreal silence and eerie calm haunts Europe. Yet Londoners display steely resilience in the eye of the terror tiger.

Sanity

Xoheb Sheikh   Feb 7, 2005   interacts: 15

I was taken aback. The paintings… the craft, the harmony, the beauty in them. And they were made by an abnormal girl?

The Commonality of ’Fundamentalisms’

Beena Sarwar   Oct 11, 2004   interacts: 35

Lalit Vachani documentary will resonate in Pakistan -- and other societies traumatized by ideologically-motivated violence -- due to the insight it gives into the minds of those involved in organizations that contribute to such violence.

Elucidation from the Loony Side

zuhair vazir   May 20, 2004   interacts: 25

I am a victim of madness, brought upon by very powerful media. Madness, as you may have realized, is a nature. It has been termed as a disease of the brain but eventually it acquires the attributes of disposition.

Learning in Saffron: RSS Schools Orissa

Angana Chatterji   Nov 13, 2003   interacts: 123

At the intersections of globalisation and hyper nationalism, Hindutva intervenes, unravelling the fragile fabric of democracy.

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