Dealing with anxietyBy: Syeda Imbesat Maheen on September 26, 2018Imagine you're sitting at home watching T.V. Suddenly, your heartbeat and breathing gets faster. You’re convinced something terrible will happen. You’re experiencing a panic attack.But you're not alone. Anxiety and panic attacks are a common mental health condition and cognitive behavioral therapy can help.What happens to the body during a panic attack? The brain’s sending signals to the … [Read more...] about Dealing with anxiety
On dealing with narcissistsBy: Haneen Moosa on September 19, 2018Narcissists take excessive interest in themselves and manipulate people, playing mind games. They become a part of your life when you’re at the peak of your career and become your favourite person by helping and complimenting you, making you dependent on them.But narcissists take advantage of your dependence on them. They isolate you from the rest of the world as they become a close friend to … [Read more...] about On dealing with narcissists
Genetically modified foods harm massesBy: Haider Rifaat on September 18, 2018Have you ever wondered what’s in our food? The restaurants we dine in, the vegetables and nutritious-for-all containers we buy from our local stores?Food can be genetically modified to either increase or decrease its size. Healthy farm chickens are treated with chemical injections to double their size for mass consumption. Non-seasonal vegetables and fruits are also modified. Additionally, … [Read more...] about Genetically modified foods harm masses
The rise of ‘stupidity’ — how knowledge is in declineBy: Syed Talha Shah on September 15, 2018A few years ago, one of my elderly family friends got admitted in the ‘intensive care’ of a hospital due to ‘aspiration pneumonia’ (after suffering from stroke). Being a Medical student at that time, I explained it to her grandsons, ‘since she is not being able to swallow properly, her saliva is dribbling down in to her airways and collecting in her lungs’.During this grievous and anxious … [Read more...] about The rise of ‘stupidity’ — how knowledge is in decline
Global warming and climate challengesBy: Hyder Ali Abbasi on September 15, 2018The modern world faces some grimmest issues such as terrorism, war, and natural disasters. Of them, one of the most debated but least attended is global warming. Evidence suggests that rise in temperatures, varying precipitation and rise in sea levels are a solid manifestation of the problem. What engenders it are factors like green house effect, deforestation and industrialisation. As a … [Read more...] about Global warming and climate challenges
What is true freedom?By: Tanveer Channa on September 8, 2018We often talk about freedom which encompasses freedom of choice, freedom of will, freedom of speech, freedom of vote and whom to vote and so far, so on.Overwhelming efforts have been made individually and collectively all over the world and scholarly articles have been published by intellectuals, seminars have been conducted, and blogs are easily accessible for sharing and learning of … [Read more...] about What is true freedom?
The extent to which intuition is helpfulBy: Nadia Ahmed Uqaili on September 3, 2018We all have instinctive feelings regarding everything that occurs in our day and that we cross paths with. Sometimes we have to focus deeper in order to find them and sometimes they’re too strong to ignore, however, they are there all the time.These feelings are labeled as ‘intuition’ or in simpler terms ‘gut feeling’. We are always told to follow them blindly as they are purely what we think; … [Read more...] about The extent to which intuition is helpful
The science behind power of wordsBy: Tabinda Khubroo on September 2, 2018Solomon Islands consist of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu.There is a famous myth that when the islanders of the Solomon Islands of the pacific want to cut down an enormous tree that seems difficult to chop down, they perform a special kind of curse. when you search for it on Google, they call it curse … [Read more...] about The science behind power of words
Why should I idealise Quaid I Azam?By: Asad Hussain on August 28, 2018The life of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah guides us for faith, discipline and selfless dedication. The leaders like Quaid-e-Azam lead to success on the basis of their wit, wisdom and character. They use the power of leadership bring about constructive change to the well-being of the nation.Mr. Jinnah was the man of upright character and man of words. Even the political opponents of Mr. … [Read more...] about Why should I idealise Quaid I Azam?
Lack of civic sense in our countryBy: Asad Hussain on August 27, 2018Man is born with five senses, few born with sixth sense, but none is born with civic sense. Although we have the ability to speak, our society teaches us languages, cultures and norms of our own.Civic means social ethics. Examples include cleaning roads, streets and public places. It reflects the real personality and shows the responsibility of each person. This includes tacit norms of … [Read more...] about Lack of civic sense in our country