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“I can’t breathe”: Rukshan gives voice to injustice
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed by the Police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest for ‘allegedly using a counterfeit bill’. “I can’t breathe”, his final words have been echoing in our ears since then, fuelling tumultous anti-racism protests in the U.S, the #BlackLivesMatter a.k.a the B.L.M Movement (Black [...]
Everybody loves these statues
People have taken to social media to share images of the heartwarming statues that enhance their local area. Historian and author James Barr, from London, encouraged Twitter users to share monuments they believe ‘enhance their surroundings’ in a thread. His plea came after a number of ‘racist’ monuments were torn down in the wake of the [...]
Sisterhood opens up discussions on unchartered topics
Patriarchy in the Muslim community is a topic that should be given more opportunity for discussion, believes Nabeela Iqbal, founder of the Sisterhood Initiative that is lobbying for change for women in the Muslim community and all women in general who do not get equal opportunities due to religious practices and longstanding cultural rituals. “I [...]
Being mindful of our mental health
As life begins to resume around the country, the ‘new normal’ might seem to be a frightening, if not a stressful affair to many. Whilst some find it difficult to get back to work after being at home for two months, there are others who do not have a job to return to. In these [...]
Lockdown kitchen experiments
While many are the stories of communities in lockdown engaging in cooking experiments, for Samantha Muthumani it was an opportunity to team up with her mother to give outsiders a taste of her grandmother’s special lamprais recipe. “People were fed up with eating home-cooked food because of the lockdown. My Grandmothers’ special lamprais recipe was [...]