What the Two-Month Ceasefire Means for Yemen’s Future
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has cost over 300,000 lives with an overwhelming majority of them being children and women. The Saudi-led coalition, supported by the United States, and the Houthis, backed by Iran, has arguably turned Yemen into a proxy war for establishing regional hegemony. However, for the first time in six years, a […]
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Diplomacy Will Not Bring Liberation
Featured Artwork: Annie Bissett LGBTQ+ rights within the UK have been historically been exploited as some form of political sport, throwing shallow jabs and punches at the community to appeal to the bigoted vote. Hostility towards the LGBT community harks back to the Thatcher era, where the leader passed Section 28 (a bill banning the […]
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A Royal Mess: The Uncertain Future of the British Monarchy
When 49.1 million people around the world tuned in to watch the Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021, it was hard not to speculate what bombshells they would drop about the British Royal family. After all, much of the Royal’s appeal stems from the mystery still shrouding how the monarchy functions […]
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This is what goes into building a House of Makeup
When we think about small businesses, we usually associate them with a person’s first journey on the business path. That may be the case for many, but definitely not for Harlin Sachdeva, the founder of House of Makeup. Harlin has been in the beauty industry for almost a decade! However, her journey started with something […]
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Creating the best of both worlds with Yellowave Skin Science
Kaksha Sudhir Patel always knew that she wanted to have something of her own one day. As a girl from Mumbai, she initially thought that Bollywood was where her future lay and so did her degree in films and television. She had just submitted her final short film when COVID-19 hit. The pandemic kept her […]
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Getting in touch with your inner wellbeing with Humanhood
Sakshi Sanghavi and Unnati Shah are childhood best friends who created Humanhood, a self-help/wellness business that creates products that focus on inner wellbeing. Sakshi and Unnati went to the same school then high school and even travelled to the same university in Australia for their Masters degrees. While most Masters graduates try their hand at […]
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Solitude in the Crowd: the Journey into Iftar
Solitude in the Crowd: the Journey into Iftar Photo Essay by Ushbah Al-Ain This is a collection of photographs I have taken over the last six years, chronicling moments leading into Iftar during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar is the opening meal after a dry fast at sunset, upon the call of the fourth obligatory daily prayer […]
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Ramadan Reflections: On Isolation + Community
As we approach the last few days of Ramadan, I am overcome with a melancholy that is sure to last long after the Eid feasts and festivities, when life returns to its normal, dizzying pace and these days — quieter and simpler — are etched forever in memory. The air feels lighter in Ramadan. The […]
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Painting smiles daily: Dealing with grief while being a full-time music student
Featured Image: Stefany Andrade On the stage and facing glaring back at me doesn’t feel the same. The applause isn’t quite as fulfilling, the sounds aren’t quite sitting correctly and all I can think about is them. Picturing their faces in the audience instead of the unfamiliar faces of my peers feels more comfortable. A […]
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