Whether it is Jerusalem’s significance to the three Abrahamic religions, the birthplace of Christ or Mecca and Medina, the Middle East is home to many fundamental religious sites of different faiths and even more religious groups. The population of most countries in the region is composed of different religious groups…
The rise in popularity of social media over the past decade has led to a notable change in our lives in more ways than we can count. One thing that is changing as a result of social media and the internet is the nature of activism.
In the Arab Spring…
A decade has now passed since the ‘Arab Spring’, a series of uprisings that took place in various Arab countries calling for political reform and the end of oppressive regimes. Although described as a spring, the beautiful chaos quickly backfired and turned into a storm of unrest and even conflict…
Co-written with Ana Dadu
Background
On the 4th of August 2020, there was an unexpected explosion in the port of Beirut in Lebanon that was so strong it was felt in Cyprus, which is around 240km away. A fire ignited in one of the port’s warehouses caused a disastrous explosion…
This article is part of a special series covering the US elections this November, which will be featured on DEBAT. Salma explores the debate around and leading up to Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court and what this means for the future of the American people. …
This article is part of a special series covering the US elections this November, which will be featured on DEBAT. Salma explains why the US elections have a global impact. DEBAT will publish an article on Monday, Wednesday and Friday until Election Day.
American or not, we have all been…
As COVID-19 rapidly spread across the world in the early months of 2020, we all have had to adapt to a new lifestyle that some dare to call ‘the new normal’. While this pandemic may have its psychological and financial challenges, there is no denying that it has magnified underlying…
As a quarter of the world’s population sit at home, our only way of staying connected with family, friends and collegues is through the internet. Imagine a world where we would be social distancing without having virtual access to information or communicating with others. Where we cannot see our loved…
When considering the causes of climate change, one may think of overconsumption, greenhouse gasses or rising emissions… but not war. Instead, war is usually associated with hunger, fear, and chaos, but what about its effect on the environment?During wartime, there is an increase in production among various industries such as…
