Israel is the world’s only Jewish state. Palestinians, the Arab population that hails from the land Israel now controls, want to establish a state by the name Palestine. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is over who gets what land and how it…
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India is in the throes of a major humanitarian crisis, where the country is precariously riding the grips of a second-wave of COVID-19. Cases are surpassing even the United States and Brazil. The death toll is one such that a…
Like most of you, I too, was shocked when I saw the scandal that occurred at the Mrs Sri Lanka beauty pageant, where former Mrs World (2019) yanked the crown off the winner’s head, announced to the crowd that the…
I am (hopefully) in my final year at university and the anxiety of what happens next in my life is starting to become somewhat overwhelming. I am in the current and very arduous process of applying for graduate jobs at…
Doctor. Engineer. Lawyer. Marriage. House. Family. Children. 7 pressures that are brought upcountless times in the life of a South Asian child, after the completion of high school. The goals weaspire to achieve. Or more accurately, the goals our parents…
For the most part of my adult life, I have struggled with my mental health. It makes it sound as if I have been an adult for a while, but I am only twenty. To be so young and feel…
Disclaimer: Rape and sexual assualt trigger warning. This article does not aim to dismiss the tragedy of Sarah Everard. Our hearts ache for her and her family, and may her beautiful soul rest in peace. “Why are you dressed like…
Every year, the 8th of March rolls around and you are caught up in the midst of all the celebration that is International Women’s Day (IWD). Stores offer discounts in celebration of IWD, women-only picnics are organised, purple cupcakes are…
Welcome to the last episode of thEMPOWER for Volume 2! In this episode we shift the focus from how South Asians can support BLM and take the opportunity to learn and discuss about the Indigenous and First Nation Peoples of…
Welcome back! Over the last few weeks Black Lives Matter Movement has seen much needed changes. The way people have unified to support such an important cause speaks volumes about the change made and still left. This episode of thEMPOWER…