On Opposing FrontsHow does one advance with aggression?
“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant” – Maximilien Robespierre Politics have always been a dividing factor in society. As humanity progresses, the dividing lines grow more and more complicated. For each new ideology, there is a new front standing firmly opposed. Nothing encompasses
Unapologetically FeministMy Journey as a Media Activist and Interacting With Online Misogyny
I have been an online feminist activist for a few years now. My journey started when I was around 14 years old observing my mother who, at the time, was involved in a Women’s Rights organization in Syria. I remember arguing with a few teachers and professors when the classroom discussion would turn slightly misogynistic but
On Liberty of Conscience and Toleration or why we can’t eat the cake and have it too
In the past few weeks, a lot of ink has been spilled, both in the press and on social media, about the way some freedoms clash with anti-discrimination laws. The dominant leitmotiv seems to be that hate speech should be banned or even criminalised, religious exemptions are deemed unfair, and more recently, the presumably scandalous
Six Brave Women Changing Our World
“Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” We are reaching a brink in time. It is a moment in history when the condensed accumulation of intersectional struggle shatters the illusory ideal dictating our lives. When we examine the current state of the woman in modern society, we