Cycling against borders: From Amsterdam to Tokyo by bike — Artefact
We meet the 25-year-old who is cycling from the Netherlands to Japan to protest against border violence.
Articles
Read a range of my articles below, as published in Artefact Magazine, The Pigeon Newspaper, Dialogue Magazine, The Student Intif*da, Qualia Magazine & more
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The Students Putting It On the Line For Palestine: the Trump Administration vs. Momodou Taal
Is Trump's vicious plan to quell pro-Palestine student protest in the US working, or is it in fact adding fuel to the very fire at the movement’s core?
Each Child a Light: Quilting to memorialise Gaza’s dead children — Artefact
The quilting project memorialising the children killed by Israel’s genocide, and rising to the challenges and limitations of conceptualising overwhelming death toll statistics.
‘Hope is Back’: Zack Polanski, Zohran Mamdani and the Future of the Political Left – The Pigeon Newspaper
In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light.” – Mamdani in his victory speech.
Fallacy of Protection: Women in London vs. the Met Police
Diving into the institutional aftermath of the infamous abduction, rape and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, discussing wider critique of the Met Police with women in London.
The Peckham Conker Championships 2024
“There’s a movie then there’s the Peckham Conker Championships. Every year it delivers and this year it delivered tenfold.”
The 8th annual esteemed Championships.
The 8th annual esteemed Championships.
Gaza: The Story of a Genocide — Artefact
In the wake of a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a panel of Palestinian writers gathered at EartH Hackney to celebrate the launch of a landmark anthology.
"Intimacy is Much More (and Much Less) Than Sex"
"How many people do you think you've fallen in love with?" "Many... But love is different with each person, almost like it needs a different name” Discussing intimacy with Maya Sfakianaki's short film.
The Revolution Will Not be Televised – Palestinian Liberation is All Around Us – Qualia Magazine
It can feel impossible not to splinter under the weight of our current reality, not to let doom consume our minds as we watch this genocide continue. Yet, here and there, there are moments of hope.
Showing up and showing out in the midst of disaster – The Pigeon Newspaper
Award shows begin as ICE violence, the violent killing of Renee Nicole Good, and Iranian protests develop.
What is on my mind?
The boundless hypocrisy, cruelty and violence of those who are enabling this conflict while muddying the waters of its reportage, and the unprecedented fatalities of our journalistic colleagues in Gaza.
“We Are Back”: Students Relaunch Encampment at King’s College London - The Student Intif*da
Exactly a year after their first occupation, the student group KCL Stands For Justice has once again launched an encampment to reaffirm their rejection of KCL’s “complicity in ‘Israel’s’ genocide".
Women in Revolt!
This exhibition was a collectively personal experience. A space filled with women is always a special place to be, and here women of all ages; babies to grandmothers, gathered to explore the exhibition.
Bisan Owda, a Gazan voice
Every morning of the last three months, I have opened Instagram with anxious longing to hear the words, “Hey everyone, this is Bisan from Gaza, and I am still alive.”
Bad Days - New York Zine
A remedy I prescribed for the inescapable paradoxical discomfort of saying goodbye to a loved one, was the rereading of André Aciman’s Call Me By Your Name, and a 4 day trip to NYC.
How ‘10 things I hate about you changed’ my life
A brutally biased film review and zine page
