From Emmy to Oscar — Riz Ahmed has earned them all. Written by: Halima K Riz Ahmed, also known as Riz MC, is an English actor, rapper, musician, and activist. Clearly, a man of many talents, who was born on the 1st of December 1982, to a British Pakistani family…

Groomed at the age of 15, and now rendered “stateless” — was this the right move? Written by: Halima K For the few of you who have somehow managed to escape the topic of Shamima Begum, here is a brief of who she is and what has happened. Shamima is…

Water and oil don’t mix, and apparently, neither does ice and oil. Written by: Halima K Texas produces around 4.6 million barrels of oil every day. That is A LOT of oil. No wonder it’s the largest US crude-producing state in America and home to some of the largest refineries. …

After being in lockdown for the majority of a year, what effect has this had on our mental-wellbeing? Written by: Halima K There has been a variety of factors affecting our mental health during the lockdown. I don’t feel like I need to mention them all, as I’m sure you…

A movement that is years old reignited, but why? Written by: Rafa Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock knows about the BLM movement. The BLM movement is serious and powerful, affirming the systematic oppression that black people face daily. Yes, it’s 2021 and you think the BLM movement…

Some countries have managed, others haven’t, what went wrong? Written by: Halima K Evidently, the closing of borders appeared to be the most effective strategy in defeating Covid-19, yet so many countries refused to take this route and are now being held hostage by the covid virus. …

What has the world been saying about the farmers’ protests happening in India? Read here to find out. Written by: Halima K What does social media have to say? 250 tweets and accounts that belonged to protestors and rally leaders, such as Kisan Sabha, were deleted or suspended having been…

You’ve seen it on twitter, but why haven’t you seen it on the news? A brief of what’s been happening in India. Written by: Halima K To understand the situation completely we’ll have to go back a few decades…probably to before you were even born, yikes! From the 1970s to…

A vaccine to fight the deadly virus is out — so why isn’t the public taking it? Find out here. Written by: Saleha K Logically you’d assume that the human instinct we have would always tell us to survive, right? So, when our very ‘capable’ government tells us that there…