The military coup in Myanmar is terrible for the Rohingya
The saying goes, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”. In Myanmar, the government is learning a different lesson: allying with the military junta is a double-edged sword, and…
Category: Politics
Is France’s fight against extremism criminalising Islam as a whole?
If there is a saying that serves as a snapshot for the times we live in, it’s Ibn Khaldun’s remark that “the past resembles the future more than one drop…
Why are we so quick to silence women of colour?
This week, the Twitter-sphere graced itself for yet another victim of cancel culture. Stephanie Yeboah, former contributing editor of Grazia magazine has been dismissed following a series of historic tweets…
What will the gentrification of Brick Lane do to the British Bengali community
The journey to a new country for a new life is often a frightening one. The weather can be very different, your stomach responds differently to the new foods, and…
9/11 and the British Bangladeshi identity crisis
The British Bangladeshi identity is one that has been through the works and when you consider the history of the community, there is no wonder as to why. Although Bengali…
Are current conversations on racism achieving anything?
It is difficult not to feel that the reaction to George Floyd’s murder has been about cosmetics. We have been treated to woke capitalism as corporations gorged themselves on a…
Am I a Champagne Socialist?
Do you uphold socialist ideals while enjoying an affluent and luxurious lifestyle? If so, then you are gauche caviar – or what British people call a ‘champagne socialist’. This term,…
Diversity and White Privilege at Durham University
With the #BlackLivesMatter movement breaking the internet and protests ongoing across the country, I have witnessed a somewhat performative activism taking over my social media feeds, from many who have…
