The newly opened Jack the Ripper Museum in Whitechapel, London, has been at the heart of a media frenzy, with many people advocating that the museum should close. But why is everyone so angry and upset? When plans for the museum were originally drafted, the idea was...
‘In spite of complaint after complaint, Facebook continues to deem content encouraging violence against women inoffensive.’ Image: dpa picture alliance/Alamy http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/23/facebook-violently-sexist-pages-twitter-fbrape...
Pakistani schoolgirls pray for Malala’s recovery. Photo: AFP http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19899540 On Tuesday October 9th, two days before the International Day of the Girl Child, 14 year-old Malala Yousufzai and two more Pakistani girls were...
The phrase ‘honor killing’ seems like an oxymoron in the 21st century. And it is. However, these controversial and tradition-bound honor killings are on the rise, not unreasonable by those who see them as justified. In its most basic definition, an honor...
