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Religion and mental health

At a time of extreme distress, Jamila Pereira found that the faith she had relied on was failing her. Here she describes how she found other ways to begin healing and finding happiness.

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A history of mindfulness

Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.

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‘Jessy’, a film about cerebral palsy

How the 1950s British film industry portrayed this disease.

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Hookah smoking in colonial Calcutta

Hookah smoking began in the royal courts of Mughal India, and like many other local customs, it was readily adopted by British colonials in the 18th century as a symbol of wealth and status.

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  • [Leaflet about the international work of the British Red Cross Society].
  • [Leaflet about the international work of the British Red Cross Society].
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