April 10th marks 21 years since one of the most devastating and violent events that sent profound shocks throughout the international community that remain strong today. The...
Tara Shivafard
Tara is a Political Science undergraduate student with a passion for law, international affairs, and women’s rights. As a young idealist, she wishes to help create a world that assists in liberating oppressed peoples and empowering those without a voice. She can be found engaging in political discussions or reading new books. Tara believes a better world is possible, and by collectivized action we can create it.
Female Genital Mutilation: One of the Patriarchy’s Gravest Violations Against Women and Girls
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What is Female Genital Mutilation? The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for the end of Female Genital Mutilation to create a more equitable world for...
Gang Violence and the Cycle of Poverty: Analysis of Immortal Technique’s Dance With the Devil
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“The devil grows inside the hearts of the selfish and wicked, so when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never, because a...
Celebration of Life “What we require is not a formal return to tradition and religion, but a rereading, a reinterpretation, of our history that can illuminate...
Trigger Warning: Mentions of rape, sexual assault, and violence, child sexual abuse, and marriage, police violence Half of humanity remains shackled by the patriarchy’s chains,...
According to the Pew Institute, 70% of Americans believe homosexuality is acceptable, the highest recorded in U.S. history. However, this doesn’t mean that America is a...
During discourse regarding Western precedence in the Middle East, the economic or geopolitical effects are mainly discussed; however, the human cost remains absent. The beginning...
Far too often, black women’s voices, especially queer black women, are excluded from the conversation and protests surrounding police brutality against black people. The indignation and anger the public...
The taste of blood conquers the tongue of a Syrian mother as she clutches her son’s corpse as the bombing continues. His soul has begun its rapid odyssey away...
Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman: Champions of Women’s Rights Violations
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Welcome to Saudi Arabia, the only country in the world to allow beheadings as legal punishments. Home of the oppressed, land of the unfree. In 2018,...
