Dr. Abdul Wahab Suri on “Self-discipline and Personal Growth"
Dr. Abdul Wahab Suri, ex-Chairman, Department of Philosophy, University of Karachi spoke to an audience of around 50 at the PACC, on “Self-discipline and Personal Growth.”
Suri’s lucid talk interlaced with western references and Islamic teachings had several claims this writer thought were worth verifying.
Claim: In Nazi Germany Christian neighbor of Jews when asked to report Jews to the government would go to their church to ask for forgiveness in not giving the asked information to the government; the church would then pass on the reported information to the government.
Verification: Partly true. Many obeyed the government order and directly reported their Jewish neighbors to the government.
Claim: A prominent chin is a beauty symbol in the US.
Verification: Not universal, but largely true.
Claim: A particular IV medicine can remove fat from your face and give it a leaner shape.
Verification: There are several products that claim to remove fat from the face but there is no scientific evidence about the effectiveness of any such product.
Claim: In Korea, nose surgery without a medical reason is punishable by law.
Verification: Not true. Like in other developed countries there is no restriction on cosmetic surgeries, in Korea.
Claim: Many liposuction patients die on the surgery table.
Verification: Not true. The liposuction procedure mortality rate is 1 in 50,000.
Claim: At a Houston FedEx location, Muslim employees were stopped from praying during their lunch breaks.
Verification: The Internet does not know about any such incident. You can do whatever you want during the lunch break.
Claim: Hazrat Ali said you can have a good afterlife only if you have a miserable life in this world, and vice versa.
Verification: Not true.
Claim: Most of the female teachers are mentally unstable.
Verification: Appears to be a personal bias. No scientific study ever done.
posted by Cemendtaur @ 11:45 AM
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