TO FREE THIS MIND... IBD

Sinopsis

To Free This Mind A Dialogue Between Dr. Muhammad Shehzad and Dr. Baland Iqbal Unchain your thoughts. Challenge the dogma. Reclaim your agency. In a society where questioning is discouraged and conformity is rewarded, To Free This Mind emerges as a powerful manifesto of intellectual rebellion. Born from a series of bold, unfiltered questions from Dr. Muhammad Shehzad, a reformist medical doctor and youth leader, to Dr. Baland Iqbal, a seasoned novelist, social critic, and author of works such as Plato to Post-Modernism: Western Literature and In Search of Wisdom , this book offers a rare fusion of clinical precision and philosophical insight into the systemic forces shaping modern societies.Structured around twelve penetrating dialogues, each guided by five incisive questions, the book dissects key socio-political and psychological issues with urgency and clarity:- What is real democracy-and what is its illusion?- Is religious extremism a form of mental manipulation?- How do hegemonic powers hijack our education, media, and morality?- Can we distinguish cultural religiosity from spiritual authenticity?- Is Artificial Intelligence the next tool of mass control-or liberation? Drawing from global history, political theory, evolutionary biology, and lived experience in Pakistan?s volatile landscape, the authors courageously address taboo topics: state-sponsored dogma, cultural colonization, patriarchy, systemic moral decay, and the psychological mechanics behind herd mentality.With literary eloquence and scholarly rigor, To Free This Mind is both a diagnosis of our time and a call to intellectual arms. It invites students, activists, educators, and open-minded readers to reclaim the right to question-and to imagine a freer, more conscious society. 'This book emerges as a commitment to interrogating modernity, offering a multidisciplinary lens to examine the forces shaping our world.' -- Professor Dr. Fazal-ur-Rahim Marwat, Former Vice Chancellor, Bacha Khan University