Taliban Strips-away Women’s Basic Rights

The Taliban have banned women in Afghanistan from speaking in public. This news has shocked and disheartened women in Afghanistan. One woman said, “If we can’t speak, why live?” Shabana met with the BBC to discuss current issues with women’s rights. This law saddened Shabana and other women in Afghanistan, Continue Reading

The U.S. Elections, 2024

The recent U.S. 2024 presidential election has sparked speculation and questions about what this means for women worldwide.  The US election saw President-elect Donald Trump back in the white house ‘running the show’; this time, he will be in a position of more power. Trump has been outspoken over his Continue Reading

The Willow Project: An American Debate

As of March 2023, the president of the USA, Joe Biden, has approved the $8 billion (£6.49 billion) Willow Project to go ahead. The Willow Project entails the drilling for oil and gas at three separate sites over coming decades across the 23m-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.  Since the Continue Reading