By: Dara Mohd I remember faintly hearing terms like “conservative”, “liberal” and “communist” at the young age of 8 years old, not knowing what the Hell any of it meant. I literally remember thinking that Political Parties were actual parties … Continue reading 13 Political -isms Everyone Needs to Know
By: Zeina El Bakry It’s no secret that male mating tactics can often be distinguished as a very specific impudent and audacious behavior. We are unfortunately in a time where sending dick pics is becoming alarmingly normalized, or perhaps we’re … Continue reading On Unsolicited Dick Pics – Why Men Send Them + How to Say “Fuck You”
By: Dara Mohd Upon telling a person that I’m from Palestine, they’d stare at me in confusion, not even knowing what country I was talking about. I would have to say Israel, the ‘country’ that terrorized my people, for them … Continue reading Growing Up Palestinian, But Not Home
By: Zeina El Bakry For as long as I can remember, I have always heard about various movements, campaigns or reforms against the oppression of women happening from the Western Hemisphere and always anticipated the long awaited Middle East feminist … Continue reading The Bar Is In Fucking Hell – We Need to Stop Applauding Men for Behaving Like Decent Human Beings
By: Omar Hossam The discussion we’re about to have is a long time coming and it’s about toxic masculinity. For years, this toxic masculinity has led to boys being taught that they can’t express emotions and can’t open up, having … Continue reading Why Using “Real Men” In Any Context Is Encouraging Toxic Masculinity
By: Salma G I’m not sure if I’m the only one who feels this way, but Netflix sometimes can be a waste of time. I mean, I’m a killer for stories about European and American teenagers that I probably don’t … Continue reading 15 Sociopolitical Documentaries on Netflix Everyone Needs to Watch
By: Jumana You’re still naïve, still ignorant to the evils of this world. You meet someone, unknowingly to you, it’s a monster, someone that’s about to ruin your foreseeable future. Be careful, darling. Sadly, by the time you realise you … Continue reading How to Deal With Sexual Extortion (Sextortion) in 3 Steps
By: Dara India? South Africa? Canada? If you’ve ever paid attention in Geography class, you probably recognize these countries. These 3 countries along with many others have something in common. They’ve been colonized by the British. Colonialism is a greedy … Continue reading What Colonialism is, and Why it is Very Very Very Important for You to Understand it
By: Aliah Within the recent years, the notion that women are ‘oppressed’ has come to light, the belief that the society we are in uses their authority to push women down is more widespread. Specifically, in the MENA region, but … Continue reading 5 Arab World Taboos Contributing to Women’s Oppression
By: Zeina El Bakry Dear Arab designers, editors, directors, and producers, Stop using token plus-size models and start showing us more diverse representations! It’s true that even in 2020, the lack of plus-size models is something that still prevails in … Continue reading Dear Arab Designers, Editors, Directors, and Producers – We Want Plus Size Models
