A climate change activist disrupted the most recent Louis Vuitton fashion show by storming the catwalk, while holding a banner that rightly criticised the effects of excessive consumption on the environment. The banner stated; “The planet is burning, but fashion looks elsewhere.” The activist performed this statement under the name
Earlier this month, the Taliban announced the composition of their interim cabinet. There are no women in the government, and the ministry for women’s affairs has been dissolved. Women throughout Afghanistan have expressed their distress about this, and people all around the world are rightfully horrified. Demonstrators said they would not
On August 15th, 20 years after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to fight the “war on terror” following the 9/11 attacks, Afghanistan’s government collapsed. In place of it, the Taliban, a Deobandi Islamist religious-political movement and military organization, are back in power. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Taliban said at
The ice sheet which has historically been known to cover Greenland has recently gone into a state of rapid melting. Last week, there was enough melted ice that occurred in one single day, that it is estimated to be enough to cover the entire surface of the U.S. state, Florida
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly disrupted everyone’s lives. This is a fact that all people are aware of in 2021. What many may not be aware of, are the ramifications of lockdowns that exist specifically for the lives of many women. Women have been disproportionately affected by the global response
United States President Joe Biden has recently crowned 31 August as the date when, after 20 years, there will not be any troops posted in Afghanistan. The U.S. – Afghanistan war, which came as a result of the 9/11 bombings, has finally ended as President Biden expressed his value for the
Day 21 of September marks the date when the United Nation’s (UN) General Assembly declares to the world that there shall be 24 hours of non-violence throughout all nations. This initiative began through the conscientious efforts of Jeremy Gilley and his non-profit Organisation called ‘Peace One Day’. Since the UN’s
A $735 million arms sale between the United States and Israel is pending due to deliberation over whether Israel has a right defend itself from Palestine. As of the 26th of May 2021, the Health Ministry of Gaza has reported at least 66 children killed in the Gaza territory as
Women in Bangladesh encounter a perfect storm in the face of climate change. The densely populated South Asian country is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events because of its height above sea level. Meanwhile, women in Bangladesh suffer because of their lack of access to wealth and resources as well
It has been five years since six-year-old Gabriella last saw her mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Nazanin was seized by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, on April 3rd, 2016. The British-Iranian charity worker has now served five years in an Iranian prison for leading a ‘foreign-linked hostile network’ and for providing training for
