The alleged rape of a 10-year-old Afghan girl by a mullah in Kunduz, in northern Afghanistan, provides grim foreshadowing of the fragility of hard-won rights for women and girls in Afghanistan. The victim, who suffered severe internal injuries from the alleged rape, has received death threats from her own family,Continue Reading

Williams was taken aback. She assured them that the methodology was sound, but the questions and challenges continued. She reacted defensively and the presentation went downhill from there. The stone wall Williams ran into was “principles first reasoning”, which derives conclusions or facts from general principles or concepts that buildContinue Reading

In October of 1988 the first professional Conference on Male Sexual Victimization was held in Minneapolis. This ground-breaking conference, organized by a few dedicated mental health providers, brought together professionals who wanted to better understand and treat adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. At that time, only limited informationContinue Reading

Bipolar disorder, also known as bipolar affective disorder, manic-depressive illness, or affective psychosis, is a mental illness characterized by periods of elevated mood and periods of depression.[1][2] The elevated mood is significant and is known as mania or hypomania depending on the severity. During mania an individual feels or actsContinue Reading

The Moses Bridge, Holland pic.twitter.com/rZ3qgJumRW — Earth Pics (@TheEarthPosts) July 22, 2014 In addition, a bridge was built to access the fort across its moat. The designers felt it would be inappropriate to build a bridge over the moat, so instead, they decided to construct a partially submerged bridge, renderingContinue Reading

News while you slept: #MH17 ‘death train’ departs; more Gaza strikes; new Facebook feature http://t.co/qGtVp0WNyR pic.twitter.com/IfK0JCZKFT — Stuff.co.nz News (@NZStuff) July 21, 2014 Pro-Russian rebels have allowed bodies from the Malaysia Airlines plane crash to be taken to the city of Kharkiv. Malaysia’s PM said the separatists had also agreedContinue Reading