Reluctance to Meditate

Ena explores the concept of meditation and talks about her journey and experience with different meditative practices such as breathing.

You Can’t End Terrorism with More Terrorism

Why is it that certain dogs will attack when approached, while others will show immediate excitement and affection? Is it because of the colour of their fur? While this question may seem juvenile and absurd, it relates directly to the points-of-view…
An Election Like No Other

An Election Like No Other

Observations of the election from the voice of a politically active seventeen year old girl. With one week to go, I think it is safe to say that no one could have predicted the swings and roundabouts thrown our way during this election campaign.…

Being British Muslim

As a brown Muslim girl, my experience of the world is one of fear and sadness but determination. Although living in Birmingham, one of the most diverse cities in Great Britain, means that I have a relatively sheltered life (and I could not even…

Filling in the Gaps of Philosophy

Often when people think of the history of Philosophy their mind wanders to Grecian Philosophers such as Aristotle, Socrates and Plato and for more recent philosophers we cast our minds to Averroes, Rousseau and Diderot and Maimonides. However,…

The Missing Piece in the Story of Climate Change

Animal agriculture is possibly one of the least known about industries but certainly one of the most dangerous. 18% of greenhouse gases are due to animal agriculture which is more than the whole of the transportation combined which is 13% which…