Category Archives: Culture

Dr. Taxi

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Site Staff

The Dawn Blog April 30, 2010 3:11 AM by Guest Canada: Some say it’s not a country, it’s winter. In some parts of it, for about eight months of the year, the dog shit is too frozen to worry about. … Continue reading →

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NYTimes: Mind Over Meds

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Site Staff

From The New York Times: Mind Over Meds How I decided my psychiatry patients needed more from me than prescriptions. One day several years ago, I was reaching the end of my first visit with a patient, J.J., who had … Continue reading →

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On Being Sane in Insane Places

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Ali Hashmi

‘Words are the physicians of the mind diseased.’ Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound A recent essay in the press described a case of Obsessive Compulsive disorder encountered in Azad Kashmir. The writer expressed her distress at the entirely ‘biological’ i.e. medical treatment … Continue reading →

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Three Poems by Allama Iqbal – Part 3

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Ali Hashmi

Three Poems by Allama Iqbal: A Psychological Interpretation of ‘A Mother’s Dream’, ‘Khizr the Guide’ and ‘Dialogue between God and Man’ Part III. Muhawaraa Maa Bain Khuda-o-Insan (Dialogue between God and Man): The third poem in this selection, ‘Muhawaraa maa … Continue reading →

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Three Poems by Allama Iqbal – Part 2

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Ali Hashmi

Three Poems by Allama Iqbal: A Psychological Interpretation of ‘A Mother’s Dream’, ‘Khizr the Guide’ and ‘Dialogue between God and Man’ Part II. Khizr-e-Rah (Khizr the Guide) Al-Khizr (Arabic: “the Green One”) is an enigmatic figure in Islam. He is … Continue reading →

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