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By Agustin Fuentes In his story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,Robert Louis Stevenson famously shows the dark side of humanity. The respectable and kind Dr. Jekyll devises a potion that enables him to bring to the surface his evil core. In Mr. Hyde,with his vile appearance and violent behavior,Jekyll sees that . . . →Read More:Is violence genetic? By Mary Elizabeth Williams When you think of Justin Bieber,the first thing that leaps to mind probably isn’t “spoiling for a fight,international fugitive.” But this weekend,the doe-eyed,blow-dried young idol startled his fans – and at least one paparazzo who underestimated him – by allegedly taking a swing at a photographer . . . →Read More:Bieber shows his uglier half By Rhett Miller Hey,you turkeys. Listen up. I need you to listen for five minutes. I’m going to impart a little wisdom. You can take it or leave it. For what it’s worth,I’d rather you took it. The advice is this:David Bowie’s “Hunky Dory” is a perfect album,and,since perfect . . . →Read More:Bowie’s Hunky Dory Before you say anything about the content of this article,I hate people who litter. I’ll judge you if I think you’re too lazy to recycle. I hate pollution and the death of our fragile ecosystems and all the rest. But- with that disclaimer out of the way- Glass Beach in Fort Bragg,California is the incredible result of human . . . →Read More:Glass Beach By Rafia Zakaria OVER six months since the Nato attack on the Salala check-post,and years since the initiation of drone attacks on Pakistani territory,relations between Pakistan and the United States stand paralysed on the issue of an apology. At the recently held Nato summit in Chicago,the failure of the US to apologise . . . →Read More:Saying sorry  Leave a comment  Speaker's Corner  case of Prime Minister Gilani,conflict between states,Constitution,corruption,domestic and international cases,domestic case,end of law,increasing politicisation of the Supreme Court,investigate charges of corruption against President Asif Ali Zardari,NATO attack on the Salala check-post,Nato supply route,Saying sorry,The case for sorry,United states stand paralysed on the issue of an apology By Anjum Altaf I write this article to question the value of research,a seemingly contradictory position for one trained as a researcher. Nevertheless,I shall argue the case because I feel many of our problems stem not from a lack of new knowledge but from an inability to translate existing knowledge into action. . . . →Read More:Reaching a state of habitual mindlessness By Zubeida Mustafa PAKISTAN has failed to educate its children. This is shameful and now we have the proverbial insult added to injury. It is in the form of the numerous myths and misconceptions about language circulating on the Internet and in conferences on education that have caught the public imagination. This creates pressure for . . . →Read More:The problem of language in education The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed provincial governments and the Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) to issue a notification within six weeks regarding transplantation of human organs and tissues. . . . →Read More:Provinces to formulate organ transplant and trade policy Jamila Achakzai Senate Chairman Nayyar Hussain Bokhari has said that the government has prioritised eradication of polio from the country,as only healthy child can become productive citizen and useful member of society and can contribute to national development. . . . →Read More:Senate Chairman claims polio eradication is a high priority for the government By Toaha Qureshi Perhaps we have all heard the oft repeated joke;when an American tourist came to Israel with the intention of visiting the Kotel (the Wailing Wall) but he forgot what it was called. When he stepped into a taxi,he said to the driver, Can you please take me to the place . . . →Read More:Israel’s wall | |||
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