tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816704701124094194.post5451456331844473531..comments2023-12-21T15:39:17.104+04:00Comments on Felix Arabia: Is there such a thing as a Gulf public intellectual?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900579707071216105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816704701124094194.post-12203032339740622482013-01-08T18:38:12.848+04:002013-01-08T18:38:12.848+04:00These procedures are usually essential in evaluati...These procedures are usually essential in evaluating the patients' progress as they continue with the therapy. X-rays and an MRI are recommended to be sure there's <br />nothing more significant going on, like a herniated vertebral disc, or a fractured <br />vertebra. Insurance companies also demand certification and in that case the individual is considered disqualified from engaging in clinical practice if <br />not certified.<br /><i>Feel free to visit my web-site</i> ; <b><a href="http://porenaa.livejournal.com/" rel="nofollow">full spectrum light for depression</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816704701124094194.post-76290775117221551352012-06-23T02:17:04.373+04:002012-06-23T02:17:04.373+04:00I think there's more to it than a government&#...I think there's more to it than a government's intervention, at least here in Qatar. We're a community where a person's words and actions are broadcast by word of mouth. Do something to shake (or even nudge) the norm and you're automatically an outcast. While a few are willing to take the risk, it becomes more difficult because your family deals with the consequences by sheer association.<br /><br />Our current concern with image (of a person, family, society) and how it falsely translates to the outside world that we’re on the “right path” plays a large part in the lack of public intellectuals. Most believe that questioning anything shows imperfection, and we’re a society that generally frowns on such behavior.<br /><br />While a government could open the doors for public intellectuals, the community might still execute. At the same time, I’m fully aware that a community wouldn’t be able to do so without the support of its government. We are in need of a change in that mindset. I wish I had an answer as to how.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com