Twitches Too

Before knowing and understanding whether superstitious belief is allowed in Islam or not; we have to first understand what superstition actually is, how it affects one, and what it does to one’s beliefs. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, superstition is “a belief or a way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck; a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck”. Overall, superstition is primarily a faith-like understanding and…

Billy’s ordinary world was cluttered with fear which stemmed from an unhealthy childhood. Abraham Maslow, one of the founding fathers of humanistic psychology in the1940’s, created the Hierarchy of Needs. “The lower the needs in the hierarchy, the more fundamental they are...” (Tay, Diener, changingminds). Maslow created a pyramid to model the five most important human needs, “essential for evolutionary survival” (Tay, Diener). Billy’s mother and Nurse Ratched were oppressive and unbalanced…

Flowers for Algernon, a superhuman science fiction novel published in the late 1950s, is a work of literature that is rich in multiple themes related to the topic of the mentally disabled: their treatment, their purpose in society, their inner feelings… Daniel Keyes, a man with experience in the company of mentally disabled individuals through his prior position as a teacher, writes this novel where, Charlie Gordon, the main character, is a mentally deficient adult who undergoes an experiment,…

‘image’ and is not covered under the PPE regulations. The use of PPE to protect people is the last line of defence and other measures to control the hazards and risks involved should be considered first. All too often there is not enough effort put into reducing or eliminating hazards and too much reliance is placed on the use of Personal Protection to prevent the hazards causing injury or ill health. The employer has a duty to ensure that if PPE is provided for protection against a known…