Arganic Food For Thought

As an Iraqi whose parents left their home and sacrificed much so that I could have a better life, I have always been hardworking and motivated. I’ve always felt lucky for the opportunities...

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Poetry and Prayer: Light Rays

  I sit here on spiraling stairs Not knowing where I'm headed And that I only pen when I hurt And when I'm sore and drenched in fear   I stare at your fearlessness...

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Ala Kachuu: The Kidnapping of a Woman’s Choice

‘’Forcing a woman to marry, to continue a marriage or kidnapping her in order to marry without her consent, is a violation of Kygyz criminal law, Islamic Sharia Law, Kyrgyz tradition...

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The Legacy of Operation Cast Lead

The third anniversary of the conclusion of Israel’s “Operation Cast Lead” attack on Gaza has passed and so approaches an appropriate moment to reflect on the events of that bleak...

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Kashmir: Stones in Their Hands

Part One Stone pelting is not new to Kashmir. When the current Chief Minister’s grandfather Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah led a popular resistance against the Dogra rulers in the 1930s,...

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Walls

If you stop and think about it, there are many great songs about walls. These endless ballads and lyrics describe the physical act of constructing, mending and, most often, breaking...

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Silk to Spitalfields: A Short History

The architect-led Anglo-Bangladeshi group, Paraa, recently presented an exciting fashion show at Christchurch Spitalfields in London – as part of an ambitious project to create educational...

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