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Article by Jess Pannese
So far, over 25,000 people have attempted the journey - more than three times last year’s number. This is where the very complex, very contested debate comes in - does this increase in migration justify the heavy securitisation and border strengthening of states, or is it up to the international community to provide asylum for people that are fleeing their own countries. In other words, should the war be on immigration or should it be on war itself?
Article by Akeefah lal Mahomed
When early online experiences are born through one platform, it entrenches the platform’s role into the everyday. This blurs distinctions between itself and the wider web. The more powerful and transnational corporations become, the less push back individuals, groups or even nation-states have against their influence.
Article by Kaya Purchase
Many survivors do not feel that such a sentence, though deserved, is enough to bring closure or relief. A prison sentence does not turn back the clock and cannot save those who suffered and died at the hands of this man. It does not amend the years of grief and trauma that survivors have had to endure. Further than this, there are some specific contextual issues that mean that this single imprisonment is not enough to even begin to heal the wounds that have torn the lives of so many people apart.
Article by Kaya Purchase
On 7th February, 2020, Patrick George Zaki returned home to Egypt from Italy to visit his family. He was studying his Masters in Women and Gender Studies at Bologna University. Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, he was arrested, handcuffed and blindfolded. He was allegedly interrogated for seventeen hours before being taken to an undisclosed location where he was subjected to beatings and electric shocks. He was later transferred to a detention facility and has been in detention ever since, repeatedly being transferred to different facilities.
Article by Lucy Miles
However, subjecting her to thirteen years under a conservatorship designed for the elderly suggests the dismissive way in which women are treated, even in modern society. The media peddled ruthless misogynistic rumours, and the male-dominated medical and legal systems responded with draconian restrictions and Victorian attitudes to women.
Article by Kaya Purchase
Edgardo teaches Queer Tango, a form of the popular dance that disregards traditional hetero-normative roles. It instead opens up the floor to dynamic possibilities where all genders are granted the freedom to lead or follow as and when they desire. The fluidity that this affords clears space not only for fun and diverse experimentation but also for new opportunities for vulnerability and connection.
Article by Akeefah lal Mahomed
Hunting reflects a long discourse with power. It is tied to notions of identity and citizenships, building a history from subsistence hunting to symbols of resistance against colonising powers. The question of how citizens are/are not permitted to use resources have long been influenced by western priorities.
