The department of Anthropology Female Campus (FC) has organized a seminar on “Sports: A Remedy to manage Stress & Depression among Women”.
The seminar was an aimed at creating awareness among students, staff and faculty members of female campus of IIUI about the negative impact of stress and depression on their health, personality and family life. The activity was organized by the student body of department of Anthropology under the supervision of Anam Awan, a faculty member t the department. It was attended by the female students from all the faculties of IIUI.
On the occasion, Dr. Noreen Saher, Chairperson, Department of Anthropology delivered an address on causes of stress and depression among women, their impact on personal & social aspect of life besides sharing practical remedies to manage these phenomena. Dr Saher shared cross cultural knowledge with a touch of Islamic perspective to provide holistic knowledge on the topic.
Ms Nadia Mukhtar, assistant sports officer, motivated the students to incorporate exercise and sport on daily basis in their life and provided them demonstration of various exercises to stay strong and fit to fight back stress and depression.