Author: Maryam Haddad Haddad

The Challenges of Arab Journalists, Past & Present  To be a journalist is no easy feat, but to be an Arab journalist in a Western-dominated world is something entirely different. Stereotypes, oppression, and discrimination come in many different forms, and the world of media and journalism is no stranger to them. This issue dates back… Continue reading Minority Voices in Western-Dominated Media 

Are Christian Palestinians the forgotten minority of the Middle East? For eight decades, the Israeli occupation of Palestine has been starring in news headlines all over the world, becoming a household name, much to the despair of Palestinians everywhere. The ongoing argument is about religion; is this a fight between Islam and Judaism? What the… Continue reading Tales from the Holy Land

The Politics of Everyone and Everything Some people have the privilege of going their whole lives without needing to intertwine every life decision within a political context. Not Palestinians however – not today and not ever before. Within the Palestinian context, a person’s existence is often closely tied to the national liberation struggle; representing it,… Continue reading Art as a Form of Resistance

New York before 9/11 was a bustling hub for immigration and the centre of pursing the ‘American Dream’, offering a safe, clean environment open to various walks of life; specifically, the Muslim and Arab demographic that sprung to life in 90s America.  One event would change this comfortable dynamic overnight, creating chaos for the Americans… Continue reading Islam in the 11th State; before and after 9/11

An analysis of an article written by Erik Kain published in Forbes on November 25th of 2024. In this article, Kain expresses his own personally formed opinion on one of the most talked about movie of this year; Wicked. The title of the article speaks for itself, referring to the musical phenomenon as a “spectacular… Continue reading Holding space for Wicked

The Taylor Wessing exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery featured images that told individual stories from across the world. In particular, a portrait taken by Laurie Broughton of the beautiful and powerful Nelly, aka ‘Queen Niche’. Over weeks of Laurie attending Palestine solidarity demonstrations in Cardiff, he comes across Nelly. This portrait is part of… Continue reading Queen Niche

A short tale on gentrification and its aftereffects Coming from somewhere where gentrification doesn’t exist, the real face of London surprised me both positively and negatively. I was blessed to choose South London to live in, whilst many think its more of a curse than a blessing but that’s because they don’t know what its… Continue reading Letter from Lambeth

Known for her consistent ‘sexy beat, depressing lyrics’, Lana Del Rey is the face of the revival of old Hollywood beauty, style, and music. With nine studio albums and forty-one singles, she is the blueprint for the iconic “sad girl persona” as seen most prominently on her third album; Ultraviolence.   Del Rey sets the tone… Continue reading Ultraviolence and its ultra impact on the sad girls of our generation

Over the past year, the number of disadvantaged students applying to the most elite universities across the UK has increased highly. Evidence of this can be seen through various sources such as the Universities and College Admissions Service, also known as UCAS, which provides evidence suggesting that the number of disadvantaged students applying has increased… Continue reading Elite universities; they’re not just for the elite

Thursday the 21st of November, a US airways flight number US132 making a journey from London City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol lost radar contact shortly after take off. Overtime, more information comes flowing through from a variety of different sources such as London City Airport confirming the loss of contact from the flight, as… Continue reading Dramatic crash on the Thames results in shocking survival of all