By ROMANNA SHAIKH June 10th, 2017 “Although marriage is something that should last a long time (sometimes forever), this does become an issue for people who aren’t happy and want to get ou…
No Need To Worry About Paris Agreement Withdrawal
By AMINA RANA June 8, 2017 “For the US, as an instrumental partner in such deals would mean that our sudden backing out would take years to undo. “ We’ve heard the ruckus by now, the US ha…
Should The Chinese People Fight for Democracy?
By BRIAN CHI ZHANG May 18, 2017 “A Democracy would probably make a lot of Chinese feel good, and would probably also make you and a lot of people in the world feel good, but it might turn China …
What Is Going On in Venezuela?
By ITTECA KHAN May 12, 2017 ” Tensions have been rising following Cesar Chavez’s death in 2013 and the assumption of power by his second in command, Nicolás Maduro.” Venezuela has been in …
I, too, am suffering: A Letter to My Relatives in the Motherland
By ROMANA RUBYY May 2, 2017 “You would assume America is a land of luxury. While we live here in a one bedroom apartment cramped with furniture and clothes, trying to take anything out to make m…
MOAB: Everything That is Wrong with America
By AMINA RANA April 18, 2017 “Our latest intrusion in Afghanistan displays a cold and savage truth about the culture of war in America.” It is no coincidence that the biggest non-nuclear w…
Under Construction: A Film That Defies The Patriarchy in Bangladeshi Society
By NUSRAT ZEBA April 8, 2017 “In a patriarchal society that shows women as weak and incapable of being independent, Hossain managed to create a film that portrays a liberal Bengali woman who is …
Trump Did Arguably The Best Thing The US Could Do For Syria
By SADAF AYAZ, NIDA ALI, AND AMINA RANA April 8, 2017′ “President Trump ordered the United States military to fire 59 TomaHawk missiles on an airfield in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idli…
The Dark Age of Global Politics
By AMINA RANA April 6, 2017 “So if we wish to eradicate these forms of outcasting, it is imperative that we publicly condemn the hateful words spewed, vile policies enacted, and divisiveness tha…
Does it Qualify to be Labeled a Terror Attack: Only if its Done by a Muslim
By AMINA RANA March 23, 2017 “Our rhetoric displays a plaguing idea that other races or religions are not liable for terrorism as colored people are, particularly those who practice Islam. ̶…
This Year’s Pot of Gold: Watching Irish PM Call Out Trump
By ITTECA KHAN March 20, 2017 “Like many others coming into America, the Irish were escaping horrors in their homeland. Today, Trump’s administration likes to direct its hatred and anger towards…
Badrinath Ki Dulhani: Another Glorified Stalker Romance Film
By MEHER MASALAWALA March 15, 2017 “A guy that thrives in the patriarchal society of a small city and a girl that wants to run away from it all, fall in love despite their incompatibility and th…
No, Bush is Still a War Criminal
Amina Rana March 9, 2017 “I do not wish to compare the two, but I would caution glorifying President Bush the way the media has in the past few weeks, citing him as a figure for advice. Let us n…
Chinese New Year: More Than Red Envelopes and Festivities
By CATELEN WU February 3, 2017 “Happy Chinese New Year 2017: The Year of the Rooster. The new year has begun and will last until Feb 15, 2018.” The Chinese New Year is the Chinese festival…
Refugees: A Shiver to the Spine
By FATAMA ZOHRA January 28, 2017 “A war in a distant land seems of no attention, but if your child was between oceans of torture and insults, would you not raise a hand to protect them from drow…
Bollywood’s Dangal “Wrestles” Its Way to the Top of the Box Office
By MEHER MASALAWALA January 18, 2017 “Dangal is based on the true story of former wrestler and Olympic coach, Mahavir Singh Phogat who trained his two eldest daughters, Geeta and Babita, to wres…
Aleppo: What You Need to Know and How You Can Help
By SADAF AYAZ, SALMA ISMAIEL, VALENTIN CAMANO December 16, 2016 “”The world won’t be destroyed by those who do evil but rather by hose who watch them and do nothing” – Al…