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OCD AND THE GENERATION CHALLENGE

DATE : August 5, 2026 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

  OCD AND THE GENERATION CHALLENGE (Another chapter in the continuing saga of living with OCD.)   A year ago, our 18-year-old grandson came to us with an announcement that nearly gave us matching heart palpitations. “I want to spend my final year of high school living with you.” After the shock and awe wore […]

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HOW ‘BRAVE’ IS IT TO TARGET WOMEN?

DATE : April 13, 2026 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

  As the war against Iran by USA and Israel intensifies, I am struck by a disturbing narrative gaining traction in some circles: the glorification of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, as “brave” and even as a “martyr”,  comparing him to saintly revered figures in Islam who were champions of humanity and justice – attributes […]

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OCD vs DCD (Don’t Care a Damn) – Clash of the Titans!

DATE : April 22, 2025 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

You’re probably thinking I’ve stealthily done away with OCD due to my silence for the past three years. Actually, he’s alive and well and in full OCD mode.   While I was on dialysis and later had a kidney transplant, my mind was too foggy to notice the growth of OCD-ness, and to be honest […]

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PERSECTION OF CHRISTIANS – No mass rallies? Raheel Raza and Zeenia Shah

DATE : January 9, 2025 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

In the past eight months, leading up from the October 7 massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas, our streets have been engulfed with mass rallies calling Israel a human rights violator.   Ironically many of the protestors are not Palestinian or Arab but come from countries that have a proven track record of human rights […]

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Zia Mohyeddin – Fond Memories of an Icon

DATE : February 14, 2023 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Renowned actor, producer, director, and television broadcaster, Zia Mohyeddin passed away on February 12, 2023. While the world mourns a man who was an institution unto himself, I have a personal connection with Zia that goes back many years.   I first saw Zia Mohyeddin a year after Lawrence of Arabia (in which he had […]

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Diary of a “Dialysis Diva” – Part 2

DATE : October 16, 2022 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Part 2 – 2022   In January 2022 I turned 72 and was ready physically, mentally and emotionally to face the challenges of Chronic Kidney Disease. I was nicknamed “Dialysis Diva” and I got purple highlights in my hair to prepare me for the future.  My GFR was slowly declining and I knew it’s only […]

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Diary of a “Dialysis Diva” – Part 1

DATE : October 14, 2022 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Part 1 – 2021   In March 2021 I got COVID which was painful. More painful was the fact that at the same time, very suddenly I was diagnosed with failing kidneys. My family doctor got me an urgent appointment with a Nephrologist at the Kidney Clinic in Etobicoke and this was the start of […]

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REFLECTIONS IN THE TIME OF CORONA….10. THE SECOND WAVE!

DATE : January 4, 2021 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

There was a long silence on my part as I was busy working on publication of my new book. (https://www.theabcsofislamism.com/) Due to this people thought I had done away with OCD. Seriously? So, I’m compelled to write a new blog to prove OCD is alive and well (well almost) This second wave is more challenging […]

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REFLECTIONS IN THE TIME OF CORONA…9

DATE : December 30, 2020 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

(Renovations in the time of Corona..) Yup its me again. I tried to be kind and stay away from ratting on Senor OCD since his birthday but you know there’s only so much one can take. So, I have to tell you the new Senor OCD story. Now a combination of being OCD and a […]

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DEATH OF A YOUNG ACTIVIST

DATE : December 30, 2020 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

The untimely death of Karima Baloch is shocking and deeply disturbing. She could have been my daughter for so many reasons: her age; she was only 37. She had been a student of psychology like me and her activism to fight for the human rights of Baloch students totally resonates with me. Karima had been […]

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