CW: Transphobia Somehow, regardless of Nicola Sturgeon’s statements about zero tolerance for transphobia and the university’s similar protests, transphobic stickers have been a plague on Edinburgh’s community for quite some…
All the world’s a stage but, as the world’s hegemon, the United States are more than a mere player. After a year in which Israel’s domestic and coronavirus policy has…
Imagine a world in which women cannot decide about their bodies, health, and future. Welcome to 21st century Poland. On the 22nd of October 2020 Poland’s government-controlled constitutional court has…
Palestinians do not currently have another avenue by which to access their inalienable right to justice BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) is a call for the Cultural, Academic and Material…
On November 24th, what have become known as the ‘China Cables’ were leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). These Chinese Communist Party documents revealed that the facilities…
Every time Sri Lanka looks like it is developing further to become a more democratic or liberal state, remotely more integrated with the rest of the world, it manages to…
The answer to that question is one of the most hotly debated topics today. Are we mentally scarring women and men, girls and boys, by allowing flogging, caning, beating, and…
Content Warning: antisemitism Edinburgh University is the latest to be afflicted by the rising tide of antisemitism plaguing campuses across Britain. Student Christopher Marland recently stumbled upon the unsettling remark,…
Time to cut this transphobic shit out
CW: Transphobia Somehow, regardless of Nicola Sturgeon’s statements about zero tolerance for transphobia and the university’s similar protests, transphobic stickers have been a plague on Edinburgh’s community for quite some…
It’s high time the US re-evaluated its relationship with Israel
All the world’s a stage but, as the world’s hegemon, the United States are more than a mere player. After a year in which Israel’s domestic and coronavirus policy has…
In Poland, the Handmaid’s Tale is now a reality
Imagine a world in which women cannot decide about their bodies, health, and future. Welcome to 21st century Poland. On the 22nd of October 2020 Poland’s government-controlled constitutional court has…
Trump’s “Deal of the Century” and the need to build and educate on the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel
Palestinians do not currently have another avenue by which to access their inalienable right to justice BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) is a call for the Cultural, Academic and Material…
The Uighur tragedy: cultural suppression not counter-terrorism
On November 24th, what have become known as the ‘China Cables’ were leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). These Chinese Communist Party documents revealed that the facilities…
The Sri Lankan paradox: the country looks set to stall under Rajapaksa’s protectionism
Every time Sri Lanka looks like it is developing further to become a more democratic or liberal state, remotely more integrated with the rest of the world, it manages to…
Corporal Punishment: A Violation of Human Rights?
The answer to that question is one of the most hotly debated topics today. Are we mentally scarring women and men, girls and boys, by allowing flogging, caning, beating, and…
Decisive action needed from the university on antisemitism
Content Warning: antisemitism Edinburgh University is the latest to be afflicted by the rising tide of antisemitism plaguing campuses across Britain. Student Christopher Marland recently stumbled upon the unsettling remark,…