Why We Need To Talk About What Radicalised The Finsbury Park Attacker
Last week, a terrorist drove his white van into a crowd of people leaving a Mosque, in Finsbury Park, leaving one dead and nine injured. Darren Osborne, who has since […]
Category Archives: Current Affairs
Keyboard Warriors: On Responding to Racism, Bigotry and Islamophobia Online — With Love
Disclaimer: May contain offensive language. I’m not sure why it always takes senseless tragedies for people’s true colours to come out, but here we are, and here I am, writing […]
When you call the murder of Qandeel Baloch an ‘honour killing’, you perpetuate the ideas that led to her death
Qandeel Baloch was like any other 26-year-old woman. Confident, courageous and ambitious model and actress Qandeel strove to be outspoken in her native Pakistan and refused to accept that her behaviour […]
We Cared About Charlie and We Cared About Paris: But Why Don’t We Also Care About the Rest?
Yesterday, 15 people were killed by terrorists whilst travelling on a bus in Peshawar, Pakistan – but you’d be forgiven for not knowing that. Furthermore on Wednesday, another 22 people […]
His Name Is Aylan Kurdi: And We Are The Humans Without Humanity
They say a picture tells a thousand words, but this one tells a million. Aylan Kurdi, that’s his name. That’s the name of the three-year-old Syrian boy whose small, lifeless […]
General Election 2015: Why women are the future of politics in Britain
If you didn’t get the opportunity to watch it last night, in light of the upcoming general election, BBC One aired a debate between five party leaders onstage, Ed Miliband, […]
No, Piers Morgan: You Don’t Need to Watch Isis Execution Videos to Feel Enraged by Their Actions
Living in a society run by the media, where every single action, view, or opinion can be documented extensively and quickly on social networks, arguably has its flaws, and this […]
First Sydney, now Peshawar – Is there anywhere that is actually safe from the grip of terrorism?
Monday it was Sydney; yesterday it was Peshawar, and tomorrow, is could be anyone or anywhere else. Pessimism doesn’t do anyone any favours when […]
