A reflection on my mother…
Book Club
Welcome to our Book Club, here we will suggest books for you to read by yourself or in groups. The books will be related to the theme of genocide and war. The reviews and discussions may contain spoilers but this may be necessary to give you an accurate insight into the book itself. Due to the…
How does one link swimwear to terrorism?
A discussion between Ulia and Ambreen, bloggers for peace, justice and freedom of expression Why are we having a discussion on the Burkini Ban? Clearly, it’s a controversial and topical element that has hit all the headlines and struck a few nerves and not just in France. We also know the “Burkini Ban” links to…
Two schools, one roof
“Those who do not know history are destined to repeat it” Edmund Burke The second day of our trip left us saturated with information. We began early at the Tunnel Museum in Sarajevo, then traveled to the headquarters of the International Commission on Missing Persons and ended the tour at the Galerija 11/07/95 dedicated to the Srebrenica Genocide….
After a week of remembrance…
By Ambreen and Ulia As we sat and listened not just with our ears but hearts and souls at the harrowing accounts of the worst conflict on European soil since WWII we felt the need to post a simple piece to reflect on the passing of 7,665 days since the murder of more than 8372…
Put the ‘Great’ back into Britain
UAC – Law & Science graduate, interested in peace efforts in times of conflict “We are unashamedly the patriotic party. There is nothing to be ashamed of”- Nigel Farage | UKIP ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ I HAD WANTED to address the idea of patriotism for some time now, I even started a draft post with regards to this subject…
What has Britain done? What can we do now?
By Ambreen Khan, a 29-year old Medical Biochemist, Healthcare Manager, mother and occasional blogger for peace What is really on (in) your mind? Sums it up. pic.twitter.com/Ro4nV0gu0N — Media Diversified (@WritersofColour) June 24, 2016 I initially set out to write a piece on the violent, horrific murder of Helen Joanne Cox, aged 41, by Scottish…
Rivalry
UAC ~ Law and science graduate, interested in conflict and peace efforts “Football is the most important of the less important things in the world” -Carlo Ancelotti ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ FRIDAY 10TH JUNE 2016 marked the beginning of the UEFA European Championship in France. What quickly became headline news though was the violence that erupted between the Russian…
Sanctity of Life After Rape
By Ambreen Khan, a 29-year old Medical Biochemist, Healthcare Manager, mother and occasional blogger for peace Part 2 “…the boy would have to know the whole truth — that he was a child born of hate.”[i] (the words of a grandmother spoken about her grandson abandoned by his mother due to being a child of…
Commemoration
UAC – Law and Science graduate and believer in peace “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness” -Elie Wiesel – Writer, activist & Holocaust survivor IT IS GENERALLY AGREED upon that the genocide in Srebrenica, which took the lives of over 8,000 men and boys through purposeful mass executions was the culmination of the war,…
Islam Awareness Week
23rd May 2016- 29th May 2016 What is it? And who are Muslims? Islam Awareness Week is part of Islamic Society of Britain. A non-profit based charity seeking to promote greater understanding and awareness of Islam, to organise, educate and enhance the development of British Muslim communities and furthermore to encourage positive contribution to British…
Endurance
UAC – Science and Law graduate writing for the ‘Syria Series’ A FEW WEEKS AGO I discussed why people were fleeing Syria, if a Syrian was asked ‘why’, I imagine they could give you any number of answers and they all would be valid. The following questions pose a greater difficulty: Where will you go? How will you get there?…