The Secularist

What happened when young Bangladeshis stopped being afraid?

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In July 2024, students and jobseekers in Bangladesh took to the streets to protest against a quota system for government jobs that they saw...

“Hope Is a Muscle”: Neha Bora on her 23 day hunger strike at India’s ‘Cockroach Protests’

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In the summer of 2026, the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant unwittingly triggered the launch of a powerful peoples’ movement when he referred...

The lost generation: The unfinished education of Rohingya youth in Bangladeshi refugee camps

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Every morning in dozens of Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, thousands of young Rohingya people wake up with the same hopes that students everywhere carry. They...

The World Cup was meant to be carbon‑neutral. FIFA hasn’t released the figures, so we built a computer model to check

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In 2018, when the United States, Canada and Mexico bid to host the World Cup, their pitch included a climate promise: the bid committee...

International essay-writing competition for youth – 2026 (Deadline extended)

Have you seen something unfair in your community and...

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“Hope Is a Muscle”: Neha Bora on her 23 day hunger...

In the summer of 2026, the Chief Justice of...

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The lost generation: The unfinished education of Rohingya youth in Bangladeshi...

Every morning in dozens of Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, thousands...

Shabana Mahmood is wrong: refugee status was never ‘permanent from day one’

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The UK’s asylum system is being overhauled. The home...

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Earth-Destroying Trump and the Threat of World War III

May 5, 2026 0

Unlike every other column of mine, this one won’t...

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India’s cockroach movement brought down a minister. Bringing real reform will be much harder

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Over the past few weeks, young people have mobilised...

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How Oil Fuels Conflict and War—and Who Profits

May 4, 2026 0

The U.S Israel joint war against Iran has shaken global energy markets, closed the Strait of Hormuz and restricted the flow of oil and natural gas worldwide.

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