Source: Science Daily Women’s abilities to make fair decisions when competing interests are at stake make them better corporate leaders, researchers have found. A survey of more than 600 board directors showed that women are more likely to consider the rights of others and to take a cooperative approach to […]
Source: Science Daily Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies’ brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new study to be published in Psychological […]
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_embed_2x_container.swf?site=cnn&profile=desktop&context=embedwww&videoId=bestoftv/2013/03/13/exp-pmt-valerie-harper-were-all-terminal.cnn&contentId=bestoftv/2013/03/13/exp-pmt-valerie-harper-were-all-terminal.cnn Valerie Harper (born August 22, 1939)[1] is an American actress known for her roles as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television series, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and its spin-off, Rhoda, and later as Valerie Hogan on Valerie.
Source: Huff Post, by Sidarth Jayadev. What is true happiness? Can money buy happiness? True happiness is a volatile subject that many people debate. It is often defined as a […]
By Ataul Wahid Introduction It is a modern trend to brand anyone who disagrees with alternate lifestyles as homophobic, intolerant, hateful and guilty of denying people their human rights. These […]
Light and hope Source: China Daily “Sometimes, I would sit in my lab staring at the equipment and ask myself over and over again, ‘Why am I alive?’ ” … A 2008 poll of more than 3,800 teenagers in Foshan, Guangdong province, found that 17 percent of female junior high school students had contemplated suicide. The main reasons were the pressure to behave well and feelings of isolation and loneliness, according to a report by the city’s health authority. “There is a clear connection with the country’s basic education system,” said Xu Kaiwen, an associate professor of clinical psychology at Peking University. “They (the girls) have been educated to work hard and receive high marks from childhood. Although they perform well in class, they lack education about the value of life,” he said, adding that the problem is even more serious at prestigious universities. “When they (students) meet difficulties, they are fragile,” he said. “Such problems will extend to their work and life after graduation.” This is how PhD student Sun, 27, […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This article is about the role that religion has in saving humans from anxiety and depression. This article was originally published in Ahmadiyya USA Gazette volume of February 2007. Epigraph: By the Time, Surely, man is ever in […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The recent tragedy of death of 20 elementary school children in Newtown, Connecticut, has brought to […]
Suggested reading: Saving the Muslims From Exorcisms and Jinns From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Exorcism (from Greek ἐξορκισμός, exorkismos – binding by oath) is the religious practice of evicting demons or […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Spinello Aretino Exorcism of St Benedict Pope Benedict unwittingly performed an exorcism of two men possessed […]
Source: Science Daily Parents with social anxiety disorder are more likely than parents with other forms of anxiety to engage in behaviors that put their children at high risk for developing angst of their own, according to a small study of parent-child pairs conducted at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Authors […]
Source: PsycPort FEAR AND ANXIETY — the forces behind untold numbers of sleep-deprived nights and before-school stomachaches — pop up occasionally along the journey through childhood and adolescence. But for some children, the worry won’t stop. It grows into an anxiety disorder that can wreak havoc on their home, school […]
by Andreas Keiser, swissinfo.ch Switzerland tops all major research and innovation rankings worldwide, largely thanks to generous funding and a clear separation between public and private research, as well as […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Part of a series on Plato Early life · Works · Platonism Epistemology · Idealism / Realism · Demiurge Theory of Forms Form of the Good Third man argument Euthyphro dilemma · Five regimes Philosopher king Allegories and metaphors Ring of Gyges · The cave The divided line · The sun Ship of […]
LONDON, September 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Annual Convention: 7th- 9thSeptember 2012, East Worldham, Alton, Hampshire A Muslim community has highlighted the plight of persecuted minorities in the wake of a Pakistani Christian girl accused of defaming Islam. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has joined religious and secular groups worldwide that have […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times And He (Allah) revealed to it (conscience) the ways of evil and the ways of righteousness – […]
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah MD Ignatius of Antioch was one of the Pioneers of Contradictory belief system of Trinitarian Christianity. In logical terms Jesus cannot be man […]
Our physics has to allow for free will and even though nineteenth century physics only suggested determinism, Quantum physics has provided, at least possible avenue, for both free will and Providence of God, at the same time.
Free will is very intuitive to us. We feel control over our actions and often take pleasure in our choices, but, in pursuit of atheism, many a philosophers and scientists have to assert that we are automatons and robots and free will is only an illusion: May 2012 eGazette – […]
ScienceDaily (July 18, 2012) — People are more likely to show forgiving behavior if they receive restitution, but they are more prone to report they have forgiven if they get an apology, according to Baylor University research published in theJournal of Positive Psychology. The study underscores the importance of both restitution and apology […]