The Search for Representation Shifaa Syed October 2, 2021 News & Social Issues Like many hijab-wearing girls in Canada, I know that there are painfully few hijabi icons in North American art and entertainment. The few that are present are typically misrepresented and inaccurate. It is an... Read More...
Brain Chips: Super-Human or Super Unfair? Maryam Shah July 27, 2021 News & Social Issues Elon Musk has launched yet another startup, and this time it involves brain implants. With Neuralink, Elon Musk is trying to decode the human brain. He has designed a brain chip that would pick up neural ac... Read More...
One Step Forward Against the Uyghur Genocide Sumaiyah Choudry July 18, 2021 News & Social Issues On February 22nd, a House of Commons motion declared the Chinese government’s treatment of their Uyghur population a genocide. The motion was met with overwhelming support, passing with a vote of 266 to 0 for ... Read More...
The Magic Solution to Improving Media Literacy Muzna Erum June 18, 2021 News & Social Issues There is a belief that we live in a post-truth era, a world of misinformation anddisinformation. But, this may not be true. In the 19th century, newspapers adopted yellowjournalism which was a catalyst for fal... Read More...
5 Ways to Fight Zoom Fatigue Sabra Ismath October 31, 2020 News & Social Issues It has been about eight months since we have entered the virtual world for our daily routines. Our new realm being Zoom itself. Whether it is a get-together or school, we stay in our bedrooms staring at ... Read More...
The Inevitable of Who We Are Izza Malik September 30, 2020 News & Social Issues As the world has shifted over the years, there are a few things that have stayed the same. For instance, change and acceptance. I often watch a TV show and see little to no representation of POC (people of col... Read More...
All Black Lives Matter Sabra Ismath June 24, 2020 News & Social Issues Over the past few weeks, the world has started to turn around and face the hideous truth of the racism that still exists today. For hundreds of years, Black people have been facing racism from all groups of pe... Read More...
Keeping our brothers and sisters in our hearts Sabra Ismath May 21, 2020 News & Social Issues As I sat down and listened attentively to the Ramadan Finish Strong Telethon by Yaqeen Institute, during the last 20 minutes, Sheikh Omar Suleiman conducted a collective dua (prayer) that really hit home. “Ya ... Read More...
The Trolley Problem of Politics Maryam Azzam December 31, 2019 News & Social Issues The Trolley Problem is a heavily discussed experiment amongst philosophers on the nature of morality, most notably associated with Philippa Foot, an ethical philosopher (Hacker-Wright, 2018). In this moral dil... Read More...
The Genocide That’s Happening Today Sabra Ismath November 24, 2019 News & Social Issues When we hear the word ‘genocide’, we tend to think of history, past violence and past genocides that have happened in countries through war. Most people don’t realize a genocide is currently happening in 2019—... Read More...
