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Jahan Hum Huay Aitchisonian

October 8, 2024 I am an Aitchisonian, which is just another way of saying that I am an ideal colonial subject. Wait, what?! Every year, Founder’s Day is celebrated to commemorate the institution’s...

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October 8, 2024 / Comments (0)

Reclaiming Our Agency Through Stories and Relationship

August 27, 2024 It takes a lot of courage to share our life-story with someone. A story needs someone to hear it; it makes more sense to us when we hear ourselves telling it, when they hear it, and when...

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August 27, 2024 / Comments (0)

Normalizing Genocide

January 18, 2024 On the 8th of November, 2023, Dr. Wynia published a viewpoint in the most prestigious medical journal in the field, entitled Health Professionals and War in the Middle East. The article...

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January 18, 2024 / Comments (0)

Response to Dr. Peerzada

November 27, 2023 Dear Dr. Peerzada, For fear of getting lost in the comment section of your video, I opted to write this out here. I trust you find this medium suitable for such a discourse.   I...

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November 27, 2023 / Comments (0)

The Silence of Liberalism: Navigating Ideological Conundrums in Contemporary Pakistan

November 22, 2023 Liberalism has played a pivotal role in shaping the tumultuous history of Pakistan. It has served as a beacon for democratic values, mass education, scientific progress, and freedom for the...

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November 22, 2023 / Comments (0)

Today’s Meaninglessness & Cultural Mourning

November 13, 2023 Why are people more sad as the years go by? Sadness is associated with loss. The best way to understand it is to see it exemplified in mourning: the most painful loss, loss of a loved one...

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November 13, 2023 / Comments (0)

Parenting: Conceiving Children Is Not Equal To Raising Them

October 17, 2023 “The crybaby gets two glasses of milk. The silent one doesn’t even get one.” Crude translation of a mother’s comment to her daughter. The consequences of this passive parenting can...

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October 17, 2023 / Comments (0)

To Judge Or Not To Judge (Clinically)

October 17, 2023 “How can psychiatrists/psychologists not be judgmental? Isn’t it natural? And this judgmental-ness holds us back from reaching out to them for help, even when we need it.” There’s...

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October 17, 2023 / Comments (0)