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Latest Posts
One year of running
Marianna Marcelline writes about a goal she set herself at the beginning of lockdown in 2020 – to run at least 10km. One year on, she has far surpassed her target. Marianna writes about the challenges she has faced, but more importantly, shares the positive things which have kept her going along the way. Continue reading One year of running
Bringing Back The Death Penalty Would Be a Disaster
Nelson Cummins writes about the death penalty, highlighting the surprising popularity it still has amongst the UK public as a form of crime punishment. Dissecting statistics, and bringing in evidence of racial bias, he makes a very convincing case for why it can never be justified and should not be reintroduced to the criminal justice system. Continue reading Bringing Back The Death Penalty Would Be a Disaster
Capitalisation of Culture: Representation of the East
Gauranga Varia recounts his own experience of travelling to examine the ongoing commodification of Non-Western cultures, and how a lack of overall appreciation and respect for these cultures is being masked by fads such as Yoga. Continue reading Capitalisation of Culture: Representation of the East
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini – Book Review (Samera and (Junaid)
Hello everyone! We hope you’re all doing well. For the month of February the BAME Book Buzz read A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini. Here are Junaid and Samera’s thoughts about the book. Samera There is a reason why I hadn’t read a Khaled Hosseini book before this, despite the hype surrounding his work. … Continue reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini – Book Review (Samera and (Junaid)
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