Gender and violence have been the subject of many discussions amongst academic feminist scholars in the Western world. Young’s article (2003) reflects on the events of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent ‘war on terror’ in Afghanistan in October 2001, with a justification for liberating Afghan women from the ruthless Taliban. That was, however, only...
After the second world war and the slow transition from colonialism, many newly independent countries faced the tall development task. The results varied from country to country, but only a few states could match the success story of the People’s Republic of China (China). But is applying the “Chinese model”...
Previous Western interference and misconceptions surrounding the Middle East are associated with problems and implications. The West has notably portrayed the Middle East as inhibiting violence, poverty, barbarism, oil sheikhs and acts of terror closely correlated with their culture, geopolitical standing and religion. These depictions dramatically increased after the 9/11 attacks, the Islamic State of...
The anti-government mass protest sparked by Mahsa Amini, a young woman’s death in police custody in Iran, started on the 17th of September. It spread to different cities and towns, including religious ones such as Qum and Mashhad, the power centres of Shiite Islam and the Islamic Republic’s power base. Images and slogans posted via...
Are you a student or a recently graduated student who is or was frustrated with your education? Do or did you feel disengaged? Unsatisfied with PowerPoint lectures and hungry for more community in your classes? Passionate about social movements on campus? Are or were you feeling anxious in the face of climate change and angry...
As South-East Asia aim to find their feet recovering from a devastating pandemic, the 38th/39th ASEAN summit was an opportunity to set out the regions strive for cooperation, prosperity, and security. This summit had higher expectations given that U.S. President Biden will be present via video link, after former President Trump had missed the previous...
“I wish you were born a boy, my daughter” – my mother said to me, just as I started to understand the world a bit better. I was a bold child; my knees scratched from many playgrounds of memories, my hands burnt from playing with fire. My mother was taught by mothers and grandmothers before...
Despite a controversial Presidency which resembled a juicy reality TV show full of misogyny, racism and drama, President Donald Trump was very likely to become the most powerful man in the world for a second time. Not even his impeachment ruined his chances at a second term in the White House, and he still managed...
Between the years 1983 and 2005 thousands of Sudanese boys (an estimated 20 000) fled their homeland in search of safety. Approximately 4000 boys were sent to America for education, and may have found security, however, the majority of the 20 000 lost boys who left Sudan during the war years did not find permanent...
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the reunification of Germany in 1990, it almost seems as though Germany unified geographically rather than politically, socially and economically. This was a product of a hasty reunification process by Helmut Kohl. The upheavals experienced by the east are felt almost 30 years after reunification...
When it comes to the important events in contemporary Iranian history, most people would usually remember the 1979 revolution as the arrival of democracy in Iran. However, the struggle between the people and the government for power roots back to even longer times. In fact, the ongoing tension of Iran and western states is deeply...