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The Camp Fire Rages On

The Camp Fire Rages On

Holly Sampson, BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies With 83 confirmed dead and more than 500 people missing, Northern California is facing one of the worst outbreaks of wildfires in recent history. Since November 8th there has been an upsurge of fires across California. The largest and most destructive

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Long Disputed Keystone Pipeline Project to Halt After Judge’s Ruling After Obama’s rejection of the project in 2015, widely acclaimed as a major step in the USA’s role in curbing climate change, Trump, two days into his term in office, overturned his predecessor’s decision and started

Can #MeToo Really Make a Difference for Women in India?

Can #MeToo Really Make a Difference for Women in India?

Bella Saltiel, MA Middle Eastern Studies India’s #MeToo movement has been gathering momentum. The hashtag has been used to call on perpetrators to account for their sexual misconduct and has primarily been focused on the CEOs of English Language media outlets. Many powerful men have already been asked to

Brett Kavanaugh sworn into the Supreme Court following sexual assault controversy.

Brett Kavanaugh sworn into the Supreme Court following sexual assault controversy.

On the 6th of October Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the newest Justice of the American Supreme Court. After President Trump nominated him as a potential candidate earlier this summer, a psychology professor at Palo Alto University, Christina Blasey Ford, accused him in a confidential statement of attempting to

German emission reductions set to fall short of 2020 targets

German emission reductions set to fall short of 2020 targets

A court in the western German city of Münster has ruled that the electric utility company RWE must indefinitely postpone its planned clearing of the 200-hectare (500-acre) Hambach forest, which has been a battleground between environmental activists and police for six years. Following a lawsuit brought by BUND, the German

Sealing Liquid Borders – Italy’s Not-So-Hidden Agenda

Sealing Liquid Borders – Italy’s Not-So-Hidden Agenda

Since 2016, the Aquarius search and rescue vessel, chartered by SOS Méditerranée and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), has been operating in hazardous Mediterranean waters between Libya and Italy. Over the past two years, it has rescued almost 30,000 people. However, according to the Guardian, ‘the Aquarius is the last

Reported Mass Internment of Uighur population in China’s Xinjiang region

Reported Mass Internment of Uighur population in China’s Xinjiang region

Vocational training centres for Uighur Muslims have been written into the legislation of the Chinese region of Xinjiang. According to estimates cited by the UN there are approximately a million Uighur Muslims who have been forcibly interned in these centres. However, the governor of the Xinjiang region, Shohrat Zakir, quoted