Western mainstream media reveals the use of gendered patterns to portray Muslim and Arab women, aiming to communicate the exoticism, irrationality, despotism, and backwardness of the Islamic religion and Middle Eastern societies. Such portrayals are narrated through a Western-centric perspective; a way to frame other cultures and beliefs that enhances
The Trump Administration has placed Harvard University under pressure, threatening to cut off federal funding granted by the White House. President Trump is using the federal funding cut as a mechanism to pressure the country’s academic institutions to comply with the political agenda of the current administration and to control
Global crises such as gender inequality and climate change are deeply intertwined. Despite climate change being a societal issue, its consequences disproportionately affect the most vulnerable segments of society, particularly women and girls. In many regions of the world, especially in developing countries, climate change exacerbates pre-existing conditions of poverty,
Last Wednesday, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu (pictured) was arrested on corruption charges, including bribery, extortion, fraud, and bid rigging. In addition to those charges, he was accused of aiding and abetting terrorism as he was suspected of having ties to a Kurdish paramilitary organization, the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party), though
In the United States, “raising chickens in your backyard” has become a trend in domestic households due to the skyrocketing price of eggs. As reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the national average price of a dozen eggs reached $4.95 in January—more than twice the price from a few
After a long conflict that began nearly fourteen years ago, the Assad regime collapsed on December 8th, 2024 following a military coup in the capital by the HTS (Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham), a jihadist rebel military force, ending an authoritarian regime that lasted more than 50 years characterised by political repression
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, entered into force on January 19th, has led to the release of hostages on both sides, initiating concrete peace actions. In the first phase of the ceasefire, 33 Israelis are to be released by Hamas in exchange for approximately 19,000 Palestinian prisoners. Thus far,
