‘We’re the good guys’: why moral storytelling doesn’t make the war on Iran necessary or legal
Legal experts have said the attacks violated Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force against states. The US and...
Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies
In Brownsville, Texas, three members of the Galvan family died after a malfunctioning air conditioner left them exposed to extreme heat. Aged between 60...
The Epstein Files: A Scandal That Power Tried to Outrun
A disturbing revelation of the past few years has repeatedly been featured in news reports worldwide. It was not a geopolitical crisis, nor another...
Street theatre: A Powerful Metaphor for explaining Participatory Research
In both the street theatre and research, hierarchy is unsettled. The ‘platform’ needs to dissolve. Knowledge does not descend from a raised stage or an academic institution. Knowledge circulates among bodies in proximity and their minds. The actor and the audience blur into one another. The researcher and the community must also do the same.
New Laws by the Taliban are Misogynistic, not Religious
Since the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan returned to power in 2021 under Taliban leadership, the situation for women in Afghanistan has deteriorated sharply. State-sanctioned discrimination has further eroded the already limited freedoms and autonomy of Afghan women, with new decrees systematically restricting their rights and legitimising increasingly severe forms of oppression.
