Step right up! Examine the features. Light enough to be palatable, dark enough to be exotic. Skin somewhere between coffee and cream… they used to auction people this way, by shade, by texture, by blood. And somehow, centuries later, we still are asked: what are you? “They bred us like cattle, then blamed us for...
When you are coming home or going to work, how many homeless people do you see on your way? But when night falls and we are safe in our homes, have you ever thought about the struggles of their night? In one of my year 2 modules, Democratic Engagement in an International Context, this week,...
We are all familiar with at least one public space near where we live. Perhaps right now you are envisioning your local park, a city square, a form of public transport, your nearest library, or simply a street or road. Public spaces serve many functions: they are places of leisure, social interaction, and cultural expression....
The first time I heard friends talk about pornography, they focused on similar questions: Is it a private issue? Is it empowering? Isn’t it just entertainment? However, very few considered what it means for the girls and women affected by it—the ones who do not choose the stories, do not own the platforms, and do...
The celebration of Victory Over Japan Day, or V-J Day, on August 15, 1945, marked the end of World Japan’s surrender to the Allied forces. The globe greeted the moment with joy and happiness, the relief of having suffered years of devastation. But it was also a brutal recollection of what wholesale human degradation means....
The celebration of Victory Over Japan Day on the 15th of August in 1945 marked the end of World War II and the end of a six-year war that had devastated many countries and changed the face of the world. The war, which started in 1939, had destroyed countries, changed the map of the world...
The Allied forces of Japan on the 15th of August 1945 marked the end of World War II. It has been a protracted war that had spread across the globe and had claimed millions of lives before the world could see the end of one of the most devastating wars in the history of the...
The Lasting Legacy of V-J Day: Celebrating the Ultimate Sacrifice, Conserving Peace Victory over Japan Day (VJ) marks the end of World War II in the Pacific. The war ended on August 15, 1945, with Japan’s surrender and the formal signing of the document on September 2. The war was a relief to millions, but...
World War II was one of the most devastating wars in the history of the world that almost completely changed the world. The world was not only made to suffer from the view of loss of lives and devastation but also to learn some lessons about war, power and peace. Although it has been many...
The commemoration of V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day, was not only the final subjection of Japan but the final strand of World War II and the beginning of a new world in politics and economy. After the post-war years, the nations that emerged from the shadow of war had to find their way...
Beauty. What is it? Our world is, with some exaggeration, all about beauty. Physical appearance determines much more than what people are willing to admit, and both women and men are treated according to how they look. Beauty contests are just one part of our appearance-focused society and still hold prominence even in a time...
Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country bordered by Cambodia, Laos, and China and currently has a total population of 100 million in an area of about 300,000 square kilometres. After the Vietnam war, Vietnam experienced an economic boom in the late 1980s, increasing urbanisation, globalisation, and industrialisation. While the country is known for its scenic...