Let’s not sugar coat things. Privilege is out there, and it sucks. It sucks if you don’t have it, because you are systematically denied the advantages and opportunities that people with privilege have. And as a result, you have problems that people with that privilege would never have, and most frustratingly, often don’t even have the…
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How Much Longer Before We Start Holding All Cops Responsible for Racially-Based Fatalities?
Racially-biased standards in the justice system might seem like an oxymoron, however, the conviction of an ex-cop in Florida for the 2015 shooting of a black man, Corey Jones, has raised some eyebrows. Nouman Raja, a former police officer, was found guilty and convicted of manslaughter and attempted murder. For his crimes, he will be facing…
Nepal’s First Muslim Female Attorney Fights for Women, Social Justice, and Human Rights
For Muslims in Nepal, worldly affairs look bleak at times. Nepal’s Islamic minority suffer from discrimination, economic and social disenfranchisement, and a lack of educational access. But that didn’t stop one sister from defying the odds, and doing her thing. Meet Mohna Ansari, a Muslim sister from Nepal, who fought her way through an unjust system, became…