The sound of silence: The Taliban’s war on women in Afghanistan
“If we can’t speak, why even live?” (BBC News, 2024) In the 1970s, a woman in Afghanistan may feel the...
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The First Week of Study Abroad is Tough
When I first moved to Mannheim, Germany, it was the last days of August when the thickness of summer heat...
Assisted dying: ending life or shortening death?
On Friday 29 November, MPs will vote on the long-debated issue of assisted dying, allowing Parliament the chance to ensure...
How Saoirse Ronan’s response on The Graham Norton Show reflected a gap in male understanding of female safety
During a recent episode of The Graham Norton Show, Paul Mescal laughed as he questioned if anyone, when attacked, would...
Harris V Trump: The election deciding the future of American hegemony
5 November spells the day when the world will know the future of its relationship with America. From a corner...
A Sister in Shanghai
My sister uprooted herself last year. She packed practically everything she owned into two large National Geographic suitcases and flew...
The World’s Forgotten Wars – Syria
‘Your Turn Doctor, Freedom’ The war in Syria used to dominate our headlines. When the Islamic State swept across Iraq...
Are women’s futures looking grave under a Trump presidency?
On the 5 November, Donald Trump was announced as the 47th president of the United States. Not only has he...
A community together united by joy: a story of the Harehills Unity Day
On 18 July 2024 a riot broke out in Harehills, Leeds which resulted in a night of terror for residents....
Poetry and the Environmental Crisis – Summit 2024 and The National Poetry Centre
As the climate disaster is growing more severe, with global warming leading to extremes such as flooding and droughts, severe...
