“Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has...
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.
When you think about 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps it’s rainbows, extravagant pride marches, #LoveIsLove, and even more...
TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, WAR AND CONFLICT WHAT IS FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICY? The Canadian, Swedish, and Norwegian governments have all espoused feminist foreign...
When I was young, we would walk along the streets of our city, marveling at its modernization. It was the 50s, and Tehran was one...
TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, WAR CRIMES, GENOCIDE After the failure of the League of Nations and the establishment of the United Nations, many...
I have been on trial since the day I was born. In every social, academic, or professional environment I have participated in, the shade of...
TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, GENOCIDE, SEXUAL SLAVERY WHO ARE THE YAZIDI PEOPLE Have you heard of the Yazidi people and their rich culture...
WHAT ARE REFUGEES? Refugees, migrants, immigrants are all terms thrown around in the mass media, with varying opinions about what they truly mean. Debates surrounding...
The pursuit for global dominance and exerting force over the less powerful have existed for as long as humankind. Wars, conflict, and civil unrest all...
TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, WAR, VIOLENCE We once lived in these streets, in these houses. Now we walk displaced and forgotten, forced to...
Beauty has become a tyrant, oppressing women and girls from infancy to old age. Beauty dictates how we feel about ourselves and how others think...
Our Bodies Are Not Battlegrounds: Erasure of Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls During Conflict
4 min read Our Bodies Are Not Battlegrounds: Erasure of Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls During Conflict
TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL VIOLENCE, RAPE DURING ARMED CONFLICT, MENTIONS OF WAR, AND VIOLENCE WHAT IS SEXUAL VIOLENCE? Have you committed acts of sexual violence? Everyone...
TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT Feminism has become a polarizing and confusing word for those unfamiliar with it or those who have a false idea...
TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF VIOLENCE WHY IS INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IMPORTANT? War, by definition, is incompatible with peace. In modern society, we are constantly bombarded...
WHEN WERE NUCLEAR WEAPONS FIRST USED AND WHAT ARE THEY? One of the deadliest and most consequential days humanity has ever seen was when nuclear...
I was seventeen when I began my first year of university, a symptom of having a late November birthday. I was the type of high...
As someone who has been interested in the United Nations’ work for as long as I remember, I always wanted to know what their long-term goals for...
WHO IS IMMANUEL KANT? Immanuel Kant remains one of the greatest thinkers in this history of philosophy, writing about various topics, including modern rationalism, empiricism, morality, and world peace....
TRIGGER WARNER: SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, STATE VIOLENCE ON MONA ELTAHAWY Egyptian-American feminist, journalist, and activist Mona Eltahawy has written extensively on women’s rights in the Middle East...
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...
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,...
