The very first time I heard about the Right to Movement Palestine Marathon was with a little bit of sadness. The very first marathon had just happened and I missed it, this was about a year ago. However, as a student of International Relations, passionate about foreign affair and an
Month: May 2014
The Future of the Anthropocene – Global Environmental Change as Our Greatest Opportunity
Climate change is real. There is no denying it. However, it presents both a danger and an opportunity for change our guest writer Timothy von Rohr finds.
Sweden, NATO and Cyber Security – Interview with Carl Bildt
On May 20th, on the eve of the European elections, Sweden’s Foreign Minister, Carl Bildt, visited UF Malmö. During Carl Bildt’s visit, he talked about his work as the Swedish Foreign Minister, the current challenges of Europe and Sweden, and the importance of the EU elections.
Behind Closed Doors
In our highly globalised world, income gaps increase yearly. Many underprivileged Indonesians and Filipinos immigrate to Hong Kong in order to sustain their families abroad. At the same time, people from conflict torn societies come to the UK, where there is a high demand of domestic help. In both cases, workers often end up as a part of modern slavery.
A New Country, a New Life
Every time you move to a different country, it feels like starting a new life. A lot of uncertainty, but also lots of new people, new friends, new horizons.
Nowhere Home: Stories of Afghan Refugees
Massieh, Majeed and Zabihalleh are three young refugees from Afghanistan seeking asylum in Sweden. After all their applications being rejected three times by the migration board, they could now be sent back to Afghanistan any day.
Forvo: Language Learning in Times of the Internet
With modern technologies making our daily life easier and easier, even education becomes increasingly accessible through the internet. I took a look at Forvo.com, a crowd-sourced language learners’ website which specialises in pronunciations recorded by native speakers, and spoke to one of its founders.
Tatar: A Language Under Threat
Having regained its confidence, Russia cracks down on the countless minorities and their languages within its borders. One of them is the Tatar minority. Putting himself at risk, one of those who seek to preserve the Tatar language offered to talk to me. An interview.
Human Rights Crisis
While Human Rights have been established since 1948, states continue to suppress their citizens, many are persecuted on ground of their heritage, skin colour or sexual orientation. Are humans just inherently evil?