How Many More Zainab’s Will It Take?
Last week, the body of seven-year-old Zainab Ansari was found lying on a rubbish heap in Kasur, a district in Punjab, Pakistan, almost a week after she disappeared on her way […]
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The happiest place in Britain? 9 reasons to love Leamington Spa
Having lived in Royal Leamington Spa my whole life, I wasn’t surprised at all when it was named ‘the happiest place in Britain’. Leamington Spa, known as ‘Leam’ to locals, […]
When will the government act against the rise of acid attacks?
In East London last night, another succession of acid attacks brought the area to a nervous halt. Five people were attacked with a corrosive substance which was thrown at them on […]
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 […]
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 […]
What Reaction to Kehlani’s Attempted Suicide Teaches Us About the Mental Health Stigma
If someone were to tell you they were depressed, what you would do? What about if they said they had anxiety? What if somebody were to tell you they were […]
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 […]
Coldplay and Beyoncé’s video for ‘Hymn for the Weekend’ Is Not Cultural Appropriation but Cultural Appreciation
Cultural appropriation. Two words, that have found themselves at the very forefront of the Internet this past weekend, but what exactly is it? Cultural appropriation is when an “appropriator” within […]
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 […]
Shehnaz Khan 