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Aafia’s trauma

FMC CARSWELL is a federal medical centre in Fort Worth, Texas. This conjures up the kindly atmosphere of a hospital where a gentle orderly takes the patient’s temperature. Unfortunately, it…

Childhood trauma

SEVERAL people glorify different forms of abusive behaviour by parents to discipline children, despite the existence of non-abusive alternatives that work well. When asked about the long-term consequences of such…

Kashmir: a sea of traumatized humanity

From a tourist’s lens, being born in Kashmir is a blessing to be cherished. To a Kashmiri, however, it equates to a lifelong imprisonment. From the moment a Kashmiri is…

Traumatised World

Traumatised world

In early January, as the world waited to see whether the United States’s addiction to carnage and destruction would lead to all-out war with Iran, US congresswoman Ilhan Omar remarked:…

Double trauma

SEXUAL harassment is big in the news these days, with the high-profile case of Ali Zafar, accused by Meesha Shafi of harassment, going as far as the Supreme Court. Karachi…

Traumatised society

“What words adequately express the pain and suffering of 50 men, women and children lost, and so many injured? What words capture the anguish of our Muslim community being the…

Competing Traumas

Competing traumas

The spectacle of violent hatred on social media that started after Ayesha Gulalai went public with harassment allegations against Imran Khan and has continued to grow unabated brought us face-to-face…