Holistic Spiritual Community as Intersectional Activism
Bliss Magdalena Qadesh* The recent flowering of open, diverse expression within LGBTQIA+ communities has been celebrated...
From Application to Advocacy: Two PhD Students’ Journey at CSW68
Castiglione, R. and Waddell, L.* As PhD students specialising in social policy, with a focus respectively on the evolution...
The unspeakable murder of Sara Sharif
By Professor Aisha K. Gill* On Friday 15 November 2024, Sara Sharif’s father, Urfan Sharif, admitted to beating his...
Breaking the Silence: An Online Animated Campaign to Raise Awareness of VAWG in Iran and the MENA Region
By Nadia Aghtaie* The Breaking the Silence project addresses violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Iran through...
The changing meaning of the word ‘survivor’
By Miriam Merkova * Survivor. This is such a powerful word, with a highly significant meaning, yet, in the violence against...
The legacies of colonialism in policing and security
When, in early 2019, we decided to hold a research symposium to explore the emerging ‘southern’ and postcolonial challenges...
