During a recent Clubhouse room chat, I was reminded of an incident. I happened to be listening in on a conversation on “funny immigrant stories”. Shared were anecdotes such as, “my name is Mohammed, and I get stopped at immigration all the time” or “people assume I work in IT
Merle Emrich
The Power of Memes: More than Jokes
No one really can explain how they have developed, and everyone will define them differently. Yet, they have altered our discourse within the digital arena fundamentally, and by that subsequently created a whole new way of how (online) communities are formed: Memes. Images, usually accompanied by a brief and well-pointed
hejhej – Founding a sustainable business at Malmö University
In 2017 Anna Souvignier and Sophie Zepnik, then-students at Malmö University, founded hejhej. Starting out by selling recycled and closed-loop yoga mats, the company now sells a range of circular yoga products. We have talked to one of hejhej’s members, Pia, about the brand, what it stands for, and what
Unnatural cycles of violence
It seems that there is a consensus forming that is as rare as snow in the Sahara, shared by right and left-wing media outlets, among academic circles, and military strategists alike: Relations between the US and China are becoming increasingly sour, and if something is not done to change course,
Anti-Asian: The patterns and cycle of racism
On March 16 2021, a lone gunman shot and killed eight people in Atlanta, the capital city of Georgia, USA. Among those killed were six women of Asian descent, raising suspicion of hate crime. Since then, the social media has been sharing and tweeting #StopAsianHate. The attack has spiked fears
International Women’s Day 2021 & Sweden’s “Shadow Pandemic” – Amnesty International Malmö Student Group
“The virus we don’t talk about – Sweden’s Shadow Pandemic” Throughout the last fourteen months you have heard about, read, and seen news and content addressing the global Covid-19 pandemic. In reference to March 2021, the month of celebrating Women’s history and International Women’s Day – we will take the
What is your home country’s national pastime? What do you think of it?
Most guys play soccer/ football, but (mainly among girls) field hockey is quite popular. I used to play it for quite a long time and only found out later that playing field hockey is quite unusual in other countries. I have also refrained from calling it just ‘hockey’ to ‘field
YNTR – March 2021: On Jammu and Kashmir, West Guinea, and Western Sahara
ASIA Jammu and Kashmir crackdown In the Jammu and Kashmir region––a region administered by India, as a state which consists of the larger part of Kashmir and has been the subject of dispute among India, Pakistan, and China since 1947––the methods of enforcing the revocation of the regions special status
Model United Nations – A game with an impact
I first came across the Model United Nations (MUN) as a child when I was watching Northern American television shows for children. It was something American children did on TV: like prom, but for politics. I did not understand it, and I never got the chance to take part in
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