Voices for peace
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Yusra Dahri, Tilford
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Iffat Mirza, Cambridge In Greek Mythology, the saga of King Midas unfolds as a cautionary tale of insatiable desire. Longing for boundless wealth, Midas beseeches the mythical deity Dionysus for the gift of the golden touch. The deity, moved by the king’s plea, grants his wish, rendering every object he touches to turn to gold.
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Danila Jonnud, Hampshire When I was young and innocent – well, younger – I remember crying many nights. I was 12 years old, and for the first time, I had learnt in very graphic detail that humans could be really and truly awful. It’s not that I didn’t know already that bad people existed in
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot ‘Thou shalt not kill’; whatever background or religion we belong to or whichever country we come from, the taking of a life is a most terrible crime. That crime is even worse when children, innocent and helpless, are the victims, because of course, what kind of person would take the life of
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This poem is dedicated to our world leaders. If they have a duty to lead, then it is also their duty to be #voicesforpeace
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hampshire Grief sends tremors through the living with monstrous force. It causes changes in behaviour, sleep, body function. It affects the immune system, it makes the sufferer spend whole periods of time wrapped in a brain fog, repressing and warping their memory forever. Right now, we are witnessing grief on an unprecedented scale.
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Bareera Ghaffar, Birmingham The last few weeks there has been a plethora of news from multiple mediums coming from the Middle East. At the centre of this news is a place engulfed in pain, grief, yet a strong sense of resilience. But Palestine, and Palestinians are more than their pain and more than just this
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Maria Anwar, Bradford South There is a devastating acronym being used in Gaza: WCNSF – Wounded Child No Surviving Family. A paediatric intensive care doctor from Doctors Without Borders described the situation as “an avalanche of human suffering” which is 100% manmade. i The world powers who were so vocal in their condemnation of Russia’s
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Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn In a few days time, Armistice Day will be commemorated across the world, with special remembrance services around the UK and the USA. The only question I have is, how? How will the world leaders commemorate Remembrance Day and repeat the slogan of Lest we forget when in real time, in front
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Iffat Mirza, Cambridge Have you ever seen a young child trip and perhaps graze their knee? Perhaps they burst into tears and perhaps you told them to ‘be brave’. Perhaps that was enough for them to dry their eyes and go back to their games. It is deeply saddening to think – is this what
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