By Sophie Minter On the 10th December 2018 the press release published by the Court of Justice in the European Union, while perhaps representing a figurative and patronizing shrug of the shoulders as if to say “it’s ok, we all make mistakes”, represented a significant public acknowledgment. We (The UK) now have other options than simplyContinue reading “To Be or Not to Be: UK’s EU Withdrawal, a Shakespeare Tragedy in the making? Opinion Piece on British Reality”
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The US Exception: A Policy of Deny and Ignore-How the US has managed to turn a blind eye to blatant human rights abuses
By Sophie Minter For years the US-Saudi relationship has been an irritating itch, one that is not understandable and blatantly one sided, but what the recent assassination of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi shows is that this relationship will endure reflecting one of those cringey bromance scenes where it is obvious that one of the twoContinue reading “The US Exception: A Policy of Deny and Ignore-How the US has managed to turn a blind eye to blatant human rights abuses”
What We’re Reading: ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Throughout this short and insightful book there is one powerful and potent message: Gender does matter, no matter the sex you are born with, the money you have, or where you come from. The main purpose of this book is to act as a rallying cry, a point of call to use when confrontedContinue reading “What We’re Reading: ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie”
A Step Backwards for a Regime or a Step Towards Equality?
By Sophie Minter Nearly 17 decades have passed since the women’s rights movement started in Seneca Falls, New York. Over those decades it is evolved into the intersectional feminist movement many people are familiar with now, championing issues that women and minorities face globally.
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