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10 things I learned at med school
If you thought clearing the entry test exams after high school was the end of all your hardships, you are in for a rare treat. Medical school can mean losing your hair, humility and social life. With each passing day find yourself are as clueless as a camel which has inexplicably found itself on the North Pole.
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Passing exams, is that it?
Over the past 20 years curriculum reform has come to a standstill. It has been reduced to debates an whether there should be chapter on Jihad or not, or whether the Chief Ministers message should be inserted into text books. We as a society have not set up educational systems to nurture individual talents and creative curiosity.
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Men love to hate women drivers
Men love talking about accidents or mishaps that take place on the roads because of female drivers. We cannot stand to be overtaken by a woman.
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Reality Check: Left is the new right
A Masjid was being planned in East London's so called “Muslim ghetto,” in line with all the applicable laws and regulations. But Musims were among those who led the campaign to block the project. They had serious concerns that this Masjid would result in their children being radicalized.
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Where eunuchs aren't allowed to party
The Khwaja Sira community likes to have fortnightly congregations at community halls to sing, dance and frolic
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How do such headlines get through?
A recent headline in Dawn was 'Man-on-man action and explosions’. Now I’m not exactly a pervert but the first thing to come to my mind is not the A-team.
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American discourse on Pakistan: a double headed-monster
Perhaps the Obama administration is persisting in the tradition of a popular Bush camp negotiating tactic, and the NYT story is the “stick” that follows promises of supplemental military aid and enhanced engagement with Pakistan army.
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In Karachi, guns are not the problem
IIronically the ones who call for de-weaponization are the same ones who wear weapons as traditional ‘jewelry for men’.In a city like Karachi who would want to be stripped of the only defense one has? The thing which allows you to feel empowered, secure and safe?