All posts tagged fight
Behind the scenes of the Islamic State: Who are we really fighting?
As the wave of attacks that took place in Western Europe in 2015-2016 calmed down, news about ISIS has slowly faded into the background over the past couple of years. […]
Let’s Talk about Sects, Baby!
Middle Eastern pundits often talk about Lebanese sectarianism through a top-down power lens, one that attributes the majority of our faults to the “divide and conquer” technique of our archaic […]
Personal Platform: ‘Caged Woman No More.’
My cage gapes wide open at the door Never have I ventured outside my confinement before What strange sentiments churn at my core My heart palpitates for more- Than the […]
10 Unrealistic Expectations Movies Have Given Us About Relationships.
The oversimplified process of ‘falling in love’ depicted in movies can leave us not only disappointed, but confused as to why it didn’t work out with our significant other in […]
Fighting big fashion houses for cultural appropriation
The fashion industry means much more than glamour collections and runways, and is resting upon creativity and originality invested by hard working fashion designers. This is where the legal sphere […]
PROCESSIONS- a mass participation artwork for women’s suffrage
Artichoke, the UK’s leading creator of large-scale public art events, and 14-18 NOW is inviting ALL women across the UK (including those who identify as women and non-binary) to join […]
Fuwa Fuwa: Japanese Pancakes
I can hardly contain my excitement. It is as if all my prayers have been answered. Finally, Fuwa Fuwa has arrived in London… What is Fuwa Fuwa I hear you […]
Victoria Park and East London’s Contradictions
Victoria Park is a potent symbol of East London’s many contradictions, straddling the fluid border between South Hackney and Tower Hamlets. Here you can see impossibly expensive townhouses, staring down […]
International Women’s Day: a Call for Distress to be Met with Action
Happy International Women’s Day guys! The celebrations this week have been wonderful, it’s lovely to feel appreciated as a woman and to know that we are moving toward a world […]