I read with a degree of disbelief that the Pakistani government has complained to the Americans about the recent series of Homeland, which has just finished. They said that the TV programme had portrayed Pakistan, and the capital Islamabad, as a ‘grimy hell-hole’. “Maligning a country that has been a close partner and ally of… Continue reading fiction and reality blur
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parity of esteem for mental health remains a dream
The plight of Mohammad Asghar, a British citizen and resident of Edinburgh, is surely the stuff of nightmares. He is in a Pakistani jail, sentenced to death because of blasphemy. Recently he was shot in the back whilst in prison, apparently by a member of staff. It has been widely assumed by the British media… Continue reading parity of esteem for mental health remains a dream
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