Happy New Year The old Year is ending and a new year is taking birth. People all over the world are bidding adieu to 2018.  As the clock strikes twelve at midnight of December 31, everybody will say farewell to 2018 and welcome 2019. There will be joy and jubilation.   New year brings new…

Merry Christmas The psychology of human behavior reveals that human beings or even animals look for experiences or activities that bring comfort, pleasure and joy. Any movement or activity that brings pain or discomfort is avoided and detested. We celebrate festivals because they bring joy and pleasure. Christmas, Diwali, Eid, Hanukkah, Buddhist Festivals, Bahai Festivals,…

Aasia Bibi: A Story of Hope, Faith & Endurance The story of Aasia Bibi, a poor woman, mother of five children and wife of a brick-kiln worker, is a tale full of tragedies. Bibi is a Christian woman of a small, dusty village of Sheikhupura, Pakistan. An unknown person nine years ago, Aasia Bibi has…

Post-Deportation Risks and Monitoring of Asylum Seekers Whenever one thinks of deportation of refugees or asylum seekers, two words immediately come to mind: “refoulement and non-refoulement”. The dictionary defines refoulement as “the forcible return of refugees or asylum seekers to a country where they are liable to be subjected to persecution”.   According to the…