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President Ashraf Ghani slammed the 13 die in Turkey attack as a “war crime”. Afghanistan’s intelligence agency blamed copter crash the Taliban-allied Haqqani Network for Istanbul, the attack. The Taliban -- currently in the hirteen Turkish soldiers midst of their annual “spring offensive” -- were killed yesterday when denied they were involved, while strongly aT military helicopter crashed condemning the blast. The insurgent group after hitting a high-voltage rarely claims responsibility for attacks that power line in the southeast of kill large numbers of civilians. the country, the army said. The AS532 Cougar helicopter crashed shortly after taking off Bahrain condemns attack from a base in Sirnak province ahrain yesterday strongly condemned bordering Iraq, killing all 13 the terror bombing in Kabul. Expressing onboard, it said in a statement. condolencesB to the relatives of the victims “Our hero comrades in the and wishing the wounded a speedy recovery, helicopter fell as martyrs,” Afghan security forces at the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the army said. Initial findings site of the bomb attack in the Kingdom supported Afghanistan’s fight showed the crash was the result Kabul yesterday against terror and the measures taken to of an accident, the military maintain peace and security. statement said, adding that an investigation was underway. P 02 P 03 P 07 Soothing the ‘Plastic rice’ ‘Disgruntled’ troubled souls rumour spreads employee kills through two school art therapy staff in Saudi 2 Thursday, June 1, 2017 What made you interested Art therapy is a science, symbols come up in the in art therapy? based on psychotherapy. And drawing. Patient’s drawings I went to study fine arts in it’s the study of unconscious are products of their the UK, for four years, and and things that make us unconsciousness. after that I felt that I want to suffer. So if I need a help, I do something more with my will go to therapist to talk Did you notice a special art. I am an avid reader in to, same as art therapy. The symbols in a certain medi- sociology, psychology and I benefits will be more because cal conditions? loved reading philosophy as of the therapist that will As human beings our well. I researched and I found guide the patent throughout sadness and happiness are that there is such a thing his problems. And there will similar. But there are some as art therapy. I was very be a goal oriented, so the symbols that are formed in interested, and happy with client under therapist will society itself, like if I asked the idea that art and therapy be working together to solve anyone here to draw a tree are intertwined officially and clients problem, and from he will draw a palm tree. So used in psychotherapeutic the therapist experience due to our culture there are contexts. perspective they will give several identical symbols. But them subjects that are each situation is different, and How is art therapy seen in directed towards their certain each person has a different the medical world? problem. style. And the therapist must In the UK and US art be aware of the patient’s style, therapy is well known and What can a person get out we go with what they like to well trusted for patients of art therapy that they reach the goal. Founder and Art Therapist at The Art Therapy Centre, Dalal Al Sindi is the who have certain mental could not get out of tradi- What is most unusual case first art therapist in Bahrain.