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The Poisonous Influence of Colourism on Pakistani Youth

In a country where it is genetically common to have dark skin, how did light skin become the epitomic beauty standard? Deny it as we may, an alarmingly large percentage of us grew up thinking we needed to be light-skinned to be beautiful. This becomes prevalent through habitual remarks passed in everyday conversations, such as…

ByZainab HasanSeptember 28, 20200Comments

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Myths & Facts about Psychiatric Medication

“A little learning is a dangerous thing.” - Alexander Pope In South Asian households, it is a commonly held belief that psychiatrists are nothing but eccentrics , which is why many people do not go for psychiatric medication treatment for mental illnesses. It is a common notion of such communities that psychiatric…

BySeirut JavedSeptember 26, 20200Comments

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Blaming the Victim: The Conviction of Assault and Rape Cases

Assigning blame to the victim of any crime is a heinous notion in itself. As recent events have shown, there is a tendency for the general population to blame victims particularly in cases of sexual assault and rape charges. Victim blaming comes in many different forms, from more subtle remarks and nuances, to direct accusations…

ByKhudeeja AsifSeptember 18, 20200Comments

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Stereotype Threat: Unwillingly Giving into the Label

Stereotype threat has penetrated the society on different levels but its glaring evidence can be seen in social and academic circles where ethnic minorities and women are concerned. What is it? Simply put, the negative stereotypes of a group that is rampant in the society affect a member of that group so much so that…

BySeirut JavedSeptember 9, 20200Comments

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Fake News, Conspiracy Theories and the Danger of Partisan Reporting in Mainstream Media

“Fake News” is a relatively new concept. For most people the term, by association, has turned into a political slogan of the American right-wing. And they can not be blamed for it either. Donald Trump popularized the term in the current political climate by leveling it at any reporters or news media that he termed…

BySaad RashidSeptember 7, 20200Comments

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Unpacking the numbers behind the refugee struggle

UNHCR reports around 70.8 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, in its annual Global Trends Study. An unparalleled number constituting around 1% of the world's entire population. This record figure includes an internally displaced population of around 41.3 million, nearly 25.9 million refugees and an approximate number of 3.5 million asylum seekers . Despite the challenges of…

ByWafa MalikSeptember 3, 20200Comments

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Dunning–Kruger Effect: Are You Really Superior?

“So the paradox goes: No man who is really ignorant is ever aware that he is ignorant. That is its finest, most faulty manifestation; there can be no true ignorance without first some claim of intelligence or consciousness, or superiority or enlightenment.” ― Criss Jami, Healology Dunning–Kruger Effect is a type of cognitive bias but…

BySeirut JavedAugust 21, 20200Comments

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Is the US a military threat to Pakistan?

The US and Pakistan have had a seesaw-like relationship since the Cold War when they formally created a strong foreign policy on one another especially during the USSR invasion of Afghanistan. Officials and media in the US have warned that US support to Pakistan should be cut citing reasons of terrorism, meanwhile Pakistan officials and…

ByAbdullah KhalidAugust 17, 20200Comments

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The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon; Supernatural, Coincidence, or Conspiracy?

Something that you just learned about seems to be cropping up everywhere in your surroundings; it could be information related to anything which now seems to follow you everywhere that you go. Are you overthinking it or is it really happening? Is it your paranoia or is something larger at work here? We present you…

BySeirut JavedAugust 14, 20200Comments

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Anthropology: A dangerous, interesting, and increasingly popular subject

Revolutionary Hollywood director Orson Welles once said that anthropology may be the most interesting subject for a long time, and he stated that had he not become a director; he would have been an anthropologist. Many people who end up studying anthropology feel the same way about it. It may be one of the most…

ByMahnoor KhalidAugust 10, 20200Comments

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