A pressing issue that is not given enough attention in the media is the degree of violence experienced by migrants at EU borders and the transnational effects that holds. Iosif Kovras and Simon Robins shine a light on the issues that undocumented migrants and their families face due to methods of security implemented at theContinue reading “The Border that Death Creates”
Category Archives: The Middle East
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Landmark International Standard
December 10th marks the anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a touchstone piece of human rights work, fundamental to laying guidelines for later legislation on and treatment of human rights in the international community. The Declaration formally asserts that all human beings are free and equal, regardless of race, class, nationality, religion, genderContinue reading “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Landmark International Standard”
Forced to Break the Law After Incarceration: Sperm Smuggling in Palestine
Forty days after the birth of his first child, Fahmi abu Salah was arrested by Israeli forces, and sentenced to twenty-two years in prison. Several years later, baby Asaad was born to Fahmi abu Salah and May abu Salah in Palestine’s West Bank. Baby Asaad is one of numerous children born to Palestinian prisoners servingContinue reading “Forced to Break the Law After Incarceration: Sperm Smuggling in Palestine”
No Place Like Home: The Plight of Refused Asylum Seekers
As informed individuals, we like to think that we are aware of the trials and tribulations faced by refugees. We have seen the various headlines surrounding the currents events in Syria, Yemen, and other such countries. Back in 2015, over a million refugees arrived in Europe as a result of various crises and these refugeesContinue reading “No Place Like Home: The Plight of Refused Asylum Seekers”
Bordering Celebration and Contrition: 100 Years of the Balfour Declaration
On 2nd November 1917, British foreign secretary Arthur James Balfour scribbled out a signature which would culminate in one of the most divisive geopolitical disputes in modern history. Described as ‘arguably the most contentious 67 words ever written’, this short document has redefined the physical and imagined borders of the Middle East for a century,Continue reading “Bordering Celebration and Contrition: 100 Years of the Balfour Declaration”
The Children of the Islamic States’ Jihadists: The Death of the White Widow and her 12-Year-Old Son
Sally Jones, an infamous British recruiter for the Islamic State known as the ‘White Widow’, is believed to have been killed in an airstrike near Raqqa, Syria, last June. Jones rose to notoriety as the leading female recruiter for the terrorist organisation after leaving her home in Chatham, Kent with her son JoJo to joinContinue reading “The Children of the Islamic States’ Jihadists:
The Death of the White Widow and her 12-Year-Old Son”
The US Withdrawal from UNESCO: Fighting an “anti-Israel” Bias?
UNESCO, a subdivision of the United Nations, aims to to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development, and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication, and information. On October 12th the US State Department announced the US withdrawal from UNESCO, citing an anti-Israel bias, mounting US arrears, and theContinue reading “The US Withdrawal from UNESCO: Fighting an “anti-Israel” Bias?”
The US Withdrawal from UNESCO: Fighting an "anti-Israel" Bias?
UNESCO, a subdivision of the United Nations, aims to to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development, and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication, and information. On October 12th the US State Department announced the US withdrawal from UNESCO, citing an anti-Israel bias, mounting US arrears, and theContinue reading “The US Withdrawal from UNESCO: Fighting an "anti-Israel" Bias?”
More Than Just a Forgotten War: An Abandoned People
In March, 2015, the civilian population in Yemen was struck with disaster. Pinned between two opponents, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, supported by the United States, and the Houthi forces, the Middle East’s poorest country, Yemen, (as reported by The New York Times), experienced the deadliest terror attack to occur there up to that date, TheContinue reading “More Than Just a Forgotten War: An Abandoned People”
Through the Lens: The Fight for Al-Aqsa
Citing the need for stricter security practices following the murder of two Israeli Security Force (ISF) officers in occupied East Jerusalem in mid-July, the Israeli government ordered the installation of metal detectors and security cameras at the entrance of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound – the third holiest site in Islam – and barred the entranceContinue reading “Through the Lens: The Fight for Al-Aqsa”
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