These days, in different cities of Iran, there are women and girls without hijab - despite arrests and fines (from $10 to $70,000, depending on the judge) - in public places, such as schools and...
Simin Fadaee, University of Manchester Forty-four years after Iranians rose up against their hated monarch in February 1979, a group of 20 organisations engaged in long-term social and economic...
When you're a journalist, days dedicated to causes tend to be spent fending off an influx of irrelevant press releases. So overwhelming is the number that it can actually take the shine off them;...
Rainbow Murray, Queen Mary University of London Leading two small countries on opposite sides of the planet, Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern have both won widespread respect and admiration for...
Lisa Sugiura, University of Portsmouth Andrew Tate is a man who has made a living out of controversy. The extensive media coverage garnered since his arrest in Romania on suspicion of rape, human...
Mental health has been a major concern in recent years and with good reason, more than 300 million people worldwide live with depression, according to the World Health Organization. The figure...
You've probably used perfumes, body creams, deodorants and lotions that allow you to enhance your scent on a date, but would you be able to go to the extreme of using your vaginal secretions to...
We’re hurtling through fire in 1933, the hyperspace of hell circling a forlorn automobile, winding its way to the Hollywood Hills in search of false salvation. Inside, a young Norma Jean watches...
Pardis Mahdavi, The University of Montana Shouts of “death to the dictator” and “woman, life, freedom” are reverberating throughout the streets of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a...
The climate change crisis has garnered increasing attention from scientists, activists, and political leaders worldwide in recent years. Now more than ever before, the human family has begun to truly...