Dr Tanveer Ahmed is a psychiatrist, author and local councillor. His first book is a migration memoir called The Exotic Rissole. He is a former SBS journalist, Fairfax columnist and writes for a wide range of local and international publications.
He was elected to Canada Bay Council in 2012. He practises in western Sydney and rural NSW.
Mind games
Health - 22/06/2015 - 12 comments |
Muslims must engage with Islamic ideas that give rise to terrorism
Religion & Spirituality - 9/10/2014 - 81 comments |
Muslim communities must face up to bad apples
Society - 15/08/2014 - 80 comments |
Feminism, SUVs and road rage
Society - 1/07/2014 - 11 comments |
Psychological harm, anti-vaccination and the Racial Discrimination Act
Law & Liberties - 9/04/2014 - 17 comments |
The bottom of the pit
Society - 18/03/2014 - 4 comments |
Manufacturing, men and disability
Health - 24/06/2013 - 9 comments |
Manufacturing, men and disability
Health - 6/06/2013 - 17 comments |
Tandoori Chicken, Obeid and South Asian politics
International - 20/05/2013 |
Deficient definitions of mental illness
Health - 5/02/2013 - 3 comments |
Britain's recent riots have given much food for thought on the racial tensions present in Australia.
Society - 5/10/2011 - 26 comments |
In the kingdom of the mind
Political Philosophy - 18/02/2011 - 23 comments |
Tough call for doctors trained overseas
Health - 27/07/2010 - 19 comments |
Cradle of humanity reaches to the West
Society - 13/07/2010 - 17 comments |
A little bit of racial prejudice ...
June 2010 Feature - 23/06/2010 - 39 comments |
Ignore super now and pay the price later
Economics - 12/05/2010 - 3 comments |
Tragedy of humanity's unspoken epidemic
Health - 3/03/2010 - 2 comments |
Cultures dance in harmony in new land
Society - 22/01/2010 - 2 comments |
Health reform being held hostage by its masters
Health - 6/01/2010 - 7 comments |
Christmas, curry and many faiths
Religion & Spirituality - 29/12/2009 - 19 comments |
Knock, knock, who's there? Hopeful souls at every door
Law & Liberties - 23/11/2009 - 19 comments |
Financial masters still call the shots
Economics - 11/08/2009 - 4 comments |
The meaning of Michael Jackson
Society - 30/06/2009 - 15 comments |
Lonesome and blue: the soul-destroying lives of boys in the bush
Society - 18/05/2009 - 20 comments |
Memory, trauma and Gaza
International - 17/02/2009 - 36 comments |
Climate change is more than an abstract idea
Environment - 21/01/2009 - 55 comments |
The morals of making money
Economics - 4/11/2008 - 8 comments |
No spin needed on desperation for residency
International - 4/02/2008 - 8 comments |
Stereotypes down to a problem in the numbers
Media - 18/12/2007 - 8 comments |
Terms of unhappiness in a sick world
Health - 24/09/2007 - 23 comments |
The rough road from carer to killer
International - 6/07/2007 - 7 comments |
Suicidal Internet
Society - 4/05/2007 - 7 comments |
Microcredit and extremism
Economics - 10/11/2006 - 6 comments |
Draw back the veil
Religion & Spirituality - 27/10/2006 - 47 comments |
Doctors in training: a.k.a. cheap labour
Health - 2/10/2006 - 10 comments |
Why Islam is the new Marxism
Religion & Spirituality - 23/08/2006 - 24 comments |
Chocolate chip, caramel, honey nougat or vanilla?
July 2006 Feature - 25/07/2006 - 4 comments |
The wider significance of soccer
Sport - 3/07/2006 - 27 comments |
Too much health
Health - 18/04/2006 - 21 comments |
Doctors in the waiting room
Health - 16/01/2006 - 6 comments |
A Lebanese 'problem'?
Society - 15/12/2005 - 152 comments |
Ramadan, fasting and modern ritual
Religion & Spirituality - 16/11/2005 |
Engineering Australia's future
Nation Building - 27/10/2005 - 20 comments |
Blame society
October 2005 Feature - 10/10/2005 - 33 comments |
The inevitability of death and taxes
Health - 14/09/2005 - 8 comments |
Brand Islam
Religion & Spirituality - 3/08/2005 - 13 comments |
Mental health: the DSP or unemployment benefits?
Health - 26/04/2005 - 13 comments |
What to do with Tsunami victims and environmental refugees?
Environment - 13/01/2005 - 2 comments |
Arabisation of Islam fuels extremist factions
Religion & Spirituality - 26/11/2004 - 1 comment |
Election victories and the framework of social class
Political Philosophy - 18/11/2004 |
Demoralisation and incentive - the price of executive salaries
Economics - 15/10/2004 |
When drugs mask our society's failings
Health - 24/09/2004 - 5 comments |
Creating new medical schools in new universities won't cure doctor shortages
Education - 17/08/2004 |
The problem of conflicting value systems for marginal Islamic youth
Society - 6/05/2004 |
