Following new asylum reforms, England has witnessed an intense outbreak of anti-immigration protests since April 2025. Many of these demonstrations have resulted in harassing minorities and shouting racist slogans, which has instilled an atmosphere of fear and incertitude. These anti-progress movements have made people all across the UK despair and believe that, despite popular belief,… Continue reading Anti-progression as the first and absolute sign of progression?
We live in the age of performative inclusion and the political destruction of DEI. Newsrooms, late-night shows and political figures discuss the impact and relevance of diversity, equity and disability rights as casually as a morning routine. And yet some of the most ordinary forms of difference: speech patterns; remain fair game for mockery. The… Continue reading Who Gets Laughed At: Speech, Power and the Limits of “Inclusion”
The superficiality when you may hear, “Can I have a chai tea matcha latcha latte,” is almost as superfluous as the exaggeration sounds. Of course, this is a hyperbolic extension of the real issue; one culture idealised and “Westernised” to become nothing more than a simplified idea with a complete loss of meaning (at least it might… Continue reading Colonialism on Crack
This infamous quote from 1984 is uttered by Julia when she offers the most critical evaluation of the psychology behind ‘The Party’s’ manipulation tactics. When Winston ponders why the people around him are so fervent with their zealous marching and obedience towards Big Brother, Julia exposes their passion and infatuation as simply “sex gone sour”. … Continue reading “You’re just sex gone sour” A commentary on the Dawah Brothers and their war on Hijabis
“Being born a woman is my awful tragedy.” Sylvia Plath journalled in 1959, four years before her death. “From the moment I was conceived I was doomed to sprout breasts and a womb and to adore men who are the enemies of my kind.” A year later, in 1960, poet Anne Sexton underwent an illegal… Continue reading The Womb is a Haunted House: Looking to the Works of Plath and Sexton as a Woman in 2025
In the 1995 cult-classic film, Before Sunrise, the main character Celine says: “You know, I have this awful paranoid thought that feminism was mostly invented by men so that they could, like, fool around a little more. You know, women, free your minds, free your bodies, sleep with me.” Although I am strongly opposed to applying… Continue reading Sexual Liberation or Exploitation?
In every corner of the world, a new language of defiance is being spoken — and more often than not, it is spoken by women. From the streets of Tehran to the squares of Santiago, from the alleys of Kabul to the boulevards of Warsaw, women have become the moral backbone of modern resistance. Their… Continue reading The Female Face of Resistance: Women Redefining Protest in the 21st Century
Three, Indian, Chinese and Pakistani, women walk into the bar. No this isn’t a racist joke or a UN meeting for developing countries. It’s just Friday dinner, and the premise of where many of my articles stem from, constant conversation with constant friends (I’m a trained yapologist). As I sat across from my two friends, we… Continue reading A Housewife is A Slave
High-profile comedians including Dave Chappelle and Kevin Hart have received backlash for performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. In a world that increasingly cares only about money, why do we still care? It’d take an impressive feat of mental gymnastics to view Western comedians’ performance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival as anything other than an… Continue reading The Importance of Comedy – Why Western Comedians’ Appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival Matters
On August 29th, 2025, American singer Sabrina Carpenter released her highly anticipated seventh studio album. Man ’ s Best Friend followed Carpenter’s highly acclaimed, fun, sexy, and humorous album Short n ’ Sweet, released only a year prior, launching her into pop stardom. Short n ’ Sweet debuted at number one on the US Billboard… Continue reading Sabrina Carpenter’s album Man’s best friend: New Wave Feminism or working for the male gaze?
