When the first tents went up at the IDP (Internally Displaced Person) camps of Nineveh, Iraq, no one had figured how permanent the camps would become for all their inhabitants. As 800,000 people were displaced from their homes between October 2016 and June 2017 in just the city of Mosul
Category: 37th Edition – Hope
Of Hope and Justice
On October 24, 2017, Sanji Mmasenono Monageng, a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC)—a one of a kind example of international cooperation which tries individuals for the crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity—visited Malmö University, and we were lucky enough to sneak in a quick interview
Photo Essay: Impressions from Zimbabwe
IMER-student James Morrison-Knight shares photos from his travel in Zimbabwe and interviews his friend Tawanda Maviga about his hopes for his home country in the aftermath of the coup against former president Robert Mugabe. What brought you to Sweden, and how long have you been living outside of Zimbabwe? My
Stories of Palestine Told with the Oud
Hopes and dreams and desires are inherent to the human condition. When far away from loved ones, we experience a sense of longing and nostalgia. Different people find different ways of expressing these feelings; some find a language in art, some in music or poetry. The editors of Pike and
Hope for Uniting Cyprus
The island of Cyprus has interlinked trade and wars between continents throughout time. Its Mediterranean location leads the island to be seen as a part of the Middle East, but also a part of Europe—perhaps it is both. However, recently it has been divided into two with the Northern Turkish
Boycott: A Silent Revolution
In the classic story of nonviolent resistance “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story”, Martin Luther King, Jr. states six principles of nonviolence. The first principle is as follows—nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It does take audacity to directly oppose anything, to stand against injustice. I had
Apocálypsis
the uncovering of what one could not see before- a path out of the darkness. rarely have i seen a gift such as your eyes of indigo that see the kindness of the world and turn a wasteland into fertile ground. rarely have i known a darkness that
The Fate of Cuban Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship. A great buzzword. Defined as the process of designing, launching and running a new business, it has also been described as the capacity and willingness to develop, organise and manage a business venture. It is sometimes mistaken as a panacea to fix dysfunctional economies. Probably, at best it is
A New Hope –Not Only a Star Wars Story
When I heard about the theme of this edition, hope, the first thing that came to mind was Star Wars. “But I cannot write about Star Wars in the UF magazine”, I thought. “Why not?”, the others asked. And they are right: fiction books and movies mirror what is happening