Virginity Tests: Proposals Made to Test School Girls
Muhammad Rasyid the Education Chief in Indonesia has made proposals of virginity tests for senior high school girls aged 15 to 16 year old. The results of which will ultimately decide on their progression onto the next grade. ...
Lebanese Fears Confirmed as Bomb Shakes Beirut
As many Lebanese had predicted, the unrest in Syria has spilled into Lebanon’s borders. Around 3pm local time, a bomb went off in Beirut. Once described as the “Paris of the Middle East,” Beirut has now been reduced to an...
The Current Economic Model: A Destructive Social Construct?
As the world witnesses an Ebola outbreak that has been hyped by the media as the next Black Plague, we are left to wonder why the problem of climate change doesn’t attract as much attention. Unarguably, climate change is real...
Bill Cosby, Rape Allegations And The Role Of Social Media
Like a lot of people in my generation all over the world, the Cosby Show was a favourite fixture on my television. I grew up laughing, admiring and learning about healthy family values, fashion and how to try and get away with ...
Punching The South Asian Stereotype
‘So, you’re here to sign up for Muay Thai classes?’ We nodded together with expressions of apprehension yet excitement. ‘… And you’re both from India?’ X interjected with a bit of a chuckle, ‘Not quite, I’m ...
Let Colombia End Its Civil War
Colombia has been the host of some of the most extreme and brutal violence in Latin America’s history. The country’s half-century long conflict has taken the lives of almost a quarter million women, men, and children, and d...
