Gaza
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Iffat Mirza Rashid, Alton The word ‘friend’ comes from the Old English frēond, meaning ‘loving one’, ‘friend’ or ‘relative’. This word ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root prī-y-H (‘to love, to like’), which is also the root of the word ‘free’. Therefore, it can be said that the core meaning of ‘friend’ has always not only been tied to the concept of love and affection, but also has relations to the idea of ‘freedom’. The concept
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Iffat Mirza Rashid, Bentley When I saw that it would be International Day of Education on January 24th – not something I was aware of before – I didn’t know that by the time I’d come around to writing this blog post, a ceasefire in Gaza would have been reached by now. The disbelief
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Ayesha Naseem Mirza and Saira Bhatti talk about how biased and indifferent Western feminism is, especially considering its current silence on the suffering of Palestinian women. They discuss how feminists in the West position themselves as champions against patriarchy and misogyny but are part of a system that perpetuates those very things. Their brand of
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Sameea Jonnud, Hampshire It’s October 2024 and I sit down one morning with a cup of coffee; the Al-Jazeera news channel is on the television and I leave it running. The segment happens to be about the US election but I don’t hear what is being said as my eyes follow the ticker tape at
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Saira Bhatti, Slough All it takes, all it should take, is one person To set the wheels of truth into motion. The truth. Let’s talk about the truth. Is the truth free or is it constantly under siege? How do we hold onto peace amidst raging conflict? Journalism – this noble profession – shines a
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Danila Jonnud, Hampshire A few years ago I thought the world had become a dystopia. Even at 13 I knew that the crashing economy, the seemingly incompetent government, and the disparity between the wealthy elite making decisions for the less fortunate public didn’t sit right with me. I told my friends, “this is how it
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Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn In a time of great unease in the world, fear and a degree of pessimism could easily take over one’s mind, making them worry for the future. At that point, it is very human to want to look for support, security, and comfort. For believers in God, that peace and that solace
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Under the banner of Voices For Peace, Podcast 15 features Iffat Mirza and Danila Jonnud discussing the importance of advocating for peace in our unsettled world.
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot Throughout time and around the world, women have always suffered more than men. It has generally been men in power, men instigating and fighting wars, men making laws while women were at a disadvantage in status, education, marital rights and, more recently, in the workplace where they have had to combat unequal
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