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Reclamation Magazine is a digital publication committed to amplifying the voices of the marginalized. We attempt to give the communities and the people whose perspectives have been cast off in the mainstream a platform to express themselves — to showcase their vulnerability, to stand tall in the face of adversity, and to reclaim their identity.…

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Safety on Halloween

By: Leeza Ahmed October 31, 2020November 17, 2020

CULTURE, OPINIONhalloween, safetyLeave a Comment

Featured Image: Alex Simpson One of the holidays most looked forward to in American culture, Halloween is observed and celebrated by many. However, are the practices of Halloween warranted, or are people simply submitting to celebrating in fear of being left out? Halloween originates from ancient Irish Pagan practices. Simply put, the Pagans believed that…

Bride or Die

By: Kulsum Khan October 31, 2020November 9, 2020

CULTURE, FEMINISM, OPINIONdesi, FEMINISM, India, South AsiaLeave a Comment

Featured Illustration: Hanifa Abdul Hameed A wedding is supposedly the happiest event in a household, and in Indian households, we like to go all-out. When I was a little girl, I was fascinated with the idea of being a bride — beautiful, elegant, the center of attention, the most important person in the room. All…

I Want to Hear it From the Workers: My Hope for Pandemic Literature

By: Christopher Soriano October 25, 2020October 26, 2020

LITERATURE, OPINION, WORLD ISSUESLeave a Comment

Featured Image: United Nations COVID-19 Response I read Zadie Smith’s Intimations near the end of my quarantine, just before I was called back to work. The book is a collection of short essays written during the early months of lockdown that reflect on the current COVID-19 pandemic. Intimations is the first book marketed as a…

Part XXVIII: Use of Languages in the Republic

By: Taneesha Datta October 24, 2020October 26, 2020

CULTURE, LITERATURE, WORLD ISSUESConstitution, culture, important, language, law, policies, politics, writingLeave a Comment

Featured Illustration: Lyn Risling *Note: This work was inspired by the history of language imperialism and the constitutions of countries including, but not limited to, India, Bangladesh, and South Africa. Emulating the style of several real constitutions, Levinthia’s constitution devotes long passages to explaining the importance of developing indigenous languages, despite maintaining the use of…

Society’s Woman

By: Aliza Zia October 23, 2020October 26, 2020

FEMINISM, OPINION1 Comment

Featured Illustration: Shehzil Malik In the 21st century, you’d expect that we would have advanced further than adding three cameras to the latest iPhone. Sadly, while technology is advancing, the mindset of society continues to deteriorate. Since the beginning of time, sexism or gender discrimination have been taboo topics that have globally affected our society.…

Nigeria: From #EndSARS to #EndSWAT

By: Irene Schrader October 19, 2020October 20, 2020

POLITICS, WORLD ISSUESbrutality, endsars, endswat, nigeria, police, police brutality, protestsLeave a Comment

Featured Illustration: NIYIOKEOWO A video surfaced online on October 3rd, 2020 showing officers from Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit dragging two men out of a hotel and shooting one of them. It has since sparked nationwide outrage and protests. The #EndSARS hashtag, first created in 2017, has been used and trending on social…

Arlo Parks: Voice of a Generation

By: Janiene Farquharson October 18, 2020October 20, 2020

CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENTLeave a Comment

Featured Image: Clash Magazine Arlo Parks has a notably gentle voice. In a striking way, it is pretty, soft, and rather captivating. With two EPs in her discography and several singles, the London-based singer has recently seen her popularity grow with some great musical achievements. In August, she performed her most recent single ‘Hurt’, which…

Threads

By: Anu October 13, 2020October 20, 2020

MENTAL HEALTH, POETRY & PROSELeave a Comment

Featured Artwork: Artem Stefanov I sew myself shut With the delicate threads of false hope That maybe tomorrow I could move freely again Void of the looming fear That one single string would break And everything would fall apart All around my numb body as I lay curled Clawing at the remains, trying to hold…

Love

By: Sanjana Karthik October 12, 2020October 20, 2020

POETRY & PROSELeave a Comment

Featured Illustration: Samiksha Singh Love is meant to be pure Golden streams Of honey A heart traveling One to another Without any stop signs Natural Not contaminated Or filtered by conditions A heart That’s an open book Misunderstood at times But loved by others Pages Now smothered By neighbouring dust Trapped…