Facebook: Social Media Company or Digital Democracy? 

A look at Facebook and the controversy around their plans to tackle fake news.

Violent Crime Apparently Stabilising After a Tough Year

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner claims the Violent Crime in the Capital is starting to stabilise after a rough start to the year where almost 90 people have been killed.

Tommy Robinson Released After his Appeal in Court

English Far Right-Wing Activist Tommy Robinson released from Prison on bail after convicted of being Contempt of Court in May.

Movie Review - Mission Impossible: Fallout

The sixth instalment in the Mission Impossible Franchise stars Tom Cruise at his best with amazing action sequences all-round.

City Pollution, Your Detox

Exploring pollution in the city, why it matters for the Londoner, and what to do about it for the future.

Something More After the Smoke

Reflecting on heroes and other instances of love during and throughout the destruction of the Greek wildflowers

Sparkle

About me and my faith

Incomplete

This poem is about one not being able to find their full identity. They may find many factors, but humans don’t have enough time to find every detail of their identity which makes them who they are. Faith may play a part in identity, but since religion is somewhat flawed, contradictory and has several loopholes, it doesn’t give one certainty when they’re trying to find information about their own identity. It’s also about corrupted people threatening the safety of others and preventing them from obtaining information regarding their identity.

A Study in Translation (Tableau)

Half a persona poem disguised as protest poetry, this is a dialogue between the Orientalist objectification and consumption of Asian bodies as commodities, and the consumption of POC struggle stories as commodities. This comes at a time when diversity has entered into mainstream debate, and calls for diverse representation are swaying executive decisions in Hollywood. Challenging this, among other liberal assumptions of the East Asian experience in the Western cultural sphere, this poem questions my market value as a creator beyond my racialised identity.

An Interview with the Playwright - Spun

A Scribers Hive exclusive interview with the writer of the play Spun: Rabiah Hussain. Discusses the writing process and overreaching social issues.