social justice

The history of non-binary genders is longer than you know

Meg Leach
social activism
social activism

13 must read books to become involved in social justice activism

Haddiqua Siddiqui
[Image description: An illustration of an iPad reading "fanfiction.net" along with line art drawings of bodies in the background.] Illustration by Maheen Humayun
[Image description: An illustration of an iPad reading "fanfiction.net" along with line art drawings of bodies in the background.] Illustration by Maheen Humayun

I learned about sex through fanfiction, and it’s a bit questionable

Anonymous
[Image Description: An aerial view of Aleppo, Syria] Via Unsplash
[Image Description: An aerial view of Aleppo, Syria] Via Unsplash

Israel is silently launching missile strikes in Syria while the world is preoccupied

Ayesha Mirza
[Image Description: A group of Hazara Muslim boys stand and pose for a photo, their expressions solemn] Via Unsplash
[Image Description: A group of Hazara Muslim boys stand and pose for a photo, their expressions solemn] Via Unsplash

The Hazara Community has been suffering for years, yet no one comes to their aid

Arsh Khan

We need to start complicating our conversations about consent

Ayesha Mirza
Image description: A black and white photo of a woman walking through a field. She is wearing workout clothes. / Via Pixabay
Image description: A black and white photo of a woman walking through a field. She is wearing workout clothes. / Via Pixabay

I’m 35 & don’t want kids —but I had to fight my doctor to get a hysterectomy

Jane Halpern
A group of women stand together near a river
A group of women stand together near a river

I considered myself a loner until I started university

Yasmin Islam

In Pakistan, minority women are a lesser citizen

Ayesha Mirza
The image shows two women wearing sarees, while one woman is fixing the hair of the other.
The image shows two women wearing sarees, while one woman is fixing the hair of the other.

Mira Nair’s “A Suitable Boy” should be on everyone’s watchlist (lucky for you, it just arrived on Netflix)

Deboparna Poddar
[Image description: a collage of seven examples of the funny fat women trope]
[Image description: a collage of seven examples of the funny fat women trope]

Why are plus size women always relegated to the comic relief sidekick?

Camilla Selian Meeker
A young man with glasses looking tired and upset, staring at a laptop screen.
A young man with glasses looking tired and upset, staring at a laptop screen.

How I fell victim to compassion fatigue

Natalia Ahmed