2nd place of the 2016 Pike & Hurricane Writing Contest.
Category: Opinion
Missing Yet Another Chance
The mass sexual assaults on New Year´s Eve in Cologne sparked outrage and shock all over Germany. Sadly this energy is not used to fight against sexual violence, but as a tool in a racist, anti-migration discourse.
Lessons Learned from Chapel Hill
On February 10th this year, three American Muslim students were shot and killed in their own home by a white Atheist male, allegedly over a parking dispute. The shooting is part of a wider phenomenon.
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.
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.
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?
The Never Ending Story
Numbers of violence against women remain shockingly high, even in rich countries. How can we interpret these statistics?
Like Apples and Spinach
Sometimes you just have these sudden realizations, like scales falling from your eyes. One of these moments motivated this article; I have gone through the past 21 years of my life without actually thinking about transgender people and their struggle. To understand this topic better I have talked to a transitioning blogger and got incredibly positive answers. To find out how we ended up talking about apples and spinach and “Orange is the new Black” read on.
An Insecure Future
Where do you see yourself in a week? A month? Maybe even in a year? At times, the future can be right around the corner, and then it can be a thousand miles away. For some people it is clear as daylight where their future will lead them, and for others it’s just a big hazy mess.
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