8th September 2023 was a seemingly ordinary evening in Agadir, Morocco. I was peacefully sitting on my bed, indulging in a series I’d longed to watch for quite some time. The clock struck 11:11 pm, a moment I’d always considered lucky, but little did I know that the universe had other plans for that hour....
This blog provides essential information on mental health and why the University community needs to take it seriously. In the last decade, communities have made notable leaps, cross-culturally, regarding raising awareness for mental health difficulties. Unfortunately, much work is still to be done, and we may have a few pieces of the puzzle missing. Young...
Elections, particularly general ones, involve fundamental choices that affect the world’s political norms and ideologies. Recent elections in several established democracies, such as the United States, Brazil, and Italy, have resulted in upheavals. In Thailand, however, voters had a chance to promote a free and fair democracy after the coup d’etat ousted Yingluck Shinawatra’s elected...
‘Sylvia’ is a play that tells the story of Sylvia Pankhurst and the fight for the vote of working-class women. Pankhurst is a well-known surname when we talk about the suffragette movement. Led by her mother, Emmeline Pankhurst, Sylvia joined the fight for the female vote in the United Kingdom. This gripping story walks us...
On Wednesday, 29th March, DEN organised a meal at the Mawlana Restaurant; the experience was special as everyone got together, making it unique. After two very long semesters, it was an excellent opportunity for the DEN members to reconnect. It was enjoyable to engage in casual conversations with everyone and learn more about one another....
Tuesday, April 4th marked the day when the members of the Democratic Education Network (DEN) went to see the phenomenal act, ‘Sylvia’, a musical play that takes you back in time to pre-World War I Britain, during a time of political unrest due to the Suffragette movement’s demands to give women the right to vote....
We often view strikes as a significant disruption that damages our society. Negative connotations surround the word, and the action of strike often favours the right. However, some people turn a blind eye to the significance of this form of direct action in the past, present, and future, particularly in the 21st century, where democracy...