• Western-centrism has crippled our empathy for the “other”

    When three Muslim students, Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Abu Salha, 21, and her sister Razan Abu Salha, 19, are murdered by a man with a gun in Chapel Hill, the natural response is one of disgust and upset. But perhaps the significance of the event hasn’t...
  • Charlie Hebdo: “legitimate grounds to reflect on how society functions and what can be done to improve it”

    Following the abhorrent shooting at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, discussions on freedom of speech and religious sentiments have dominated all forms of media. While the majority of people are spending time focusing on these debates, a self-serving few have decided to engage in the highest form of...
  • Vigil held for victims of Charlie Hebdo attack

    Around 100 people gathered at the Brian Clough Statue in Nottingham’s Market Square last night to remember those killed in the terrorist attack at the offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. Locals, students and those from the creative industries were amongst those in attendence who came to pay their respects for...
  • Je suis charlie, and you should be too

    At 11.30am on the 7th January, armed gunmen stormed the offices of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring several more. Three men are currently on the run from French police, sparking a manhunt throughout the city of Paris. As the old saying goes, ‘actions speak...