The writer is a psychiatrist, author of Love and Revolution: Faiz Ahmed Faiz and a Trustee of the Faiz Foundation Trust. He can be reached at ahashmi39@gmail.com and tweets @Ali_Madeeh
Here is an important work that explores core issues South Asian families struggle with when they feel torn between conflicting cultures
Despite the feeling that the world around us is falling apart, a changed perception can make a huge difference
Parents and family can be a safe harbour for teenagers. But parenting requires caution, unending patience and good humour
The answer lies in more active parental supervision, not some unenforceable bans on video games
We are stressed out and unhappy. But there’s a lot we can do about it
Faiz talked about religion and society with the same conviction with which he fought for civil liberties
Faiz’s views on religion have been a matter of interest to his admirers and sceptics alike
Our Covid-19 experience also showed us how, despite all its shortcomings, Pakistan’s public hospital system (such as it is) is the best...
Covid has not broken our healthcare system. It has simply exposed how broken the system was
Technology is giving us wonderful new treatments for illnesses but I have maintained a healthy scepticism for medical interventions having seen...
Nothing demoralises doctors and hospital workers more than to see one of the own struggling for their life. The way this Covid surge was going, we...
Dealing with illness and death on this level cannot but affect the efficiency of healthcare workers as well as their mental health
Where should a person turn if he needs help for stress, anxiety or depression? Is there any way to differentiate reliable and qualified therapists...
As Covid-19 appears to have receded a bit, most of us have rushed to put it out of our minds choosing to ignore the threat that still exists
We must now begin to think in a fundamentally different way about how we live and work
Early marriages of women are associated with an increased maternal and infant mortality rate and burden our social, educational, health and economic...
Every year, around 13,000 people in Pakistan die by their own hand -- often due to lack of mental health care access
Social violence is rooted in the fabric of society
What lies behind the often misunderstood connection between Saadat Hasan Manto and Faiz Ahmed Faiz
With encouragement to pursue one’s dreams women can break the shackles that family and society binds them in
