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Don’t tell me I have the wrong body
by Henry What can be more anarchic than bodies. They come in all shapes and sizes. They adapt, grow, shrink. Listening to my body breathing I’ve been revelling in the idea I can tell my body what to do. And equally that my body can tell me what to do. I’ve been resisting the idea, […]
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Issue 8
Dear friends, Issue 8 has arrived! Unintentionally yet wonderfully, a theme seems to have emerged this time around gender identity. There is Beth’s piece, which speaks of the trauma of being transgender in a society that enforces a gender binary, and the power dynamics that one would face within themselves in the name of survival […]
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Female belonging and spiritual leadership: The case for a women’s mosque
By Ghazal Tipu It is common knowledge that a mosque is a man’s space that he has carved as his own spiritually and institutionally. There is often limited or no space for women to pray. It is no surprise that Muslim female campaigners have been calling for increased mosque space for women for some years. […]
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Sama al Hamra
By Reham Bastawi A stream of consciousness about the conflict in North Sudan. Loss… Loss comes in many forms. For example, losing touch with a friend. This friend at some point in your history meant the world to you and as you grow and develop as individuals you find yourselves taking different paths. Sometimes, this […]
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Abolish ESOL
By Henry ‘There is no true word that is not at the same time a praxis. Thus to speak a true word is to transform the world.’ Paulo Freire, the Brazilian writer and teacher, author of The Pedagogy of the Oppressed. When I was training to become a teacher for adults, I was asked to […]
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For Gaza
Sharif Gemie Sea, sand, sun The noisy marketplace with Onions, olives and oranges The tight breeze-blocked street ends In a blue Mediterranean illusion Bricks, dust, heat The most crowded place on earth Three religions watch each other Their calm evaporates in the intensity A punch-up in a church, a stabbing in the dark A protocol […]
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The Sin of Sodom
By Jacob Berkson Bio: Jacob is a bad Jew or at least wants to be such. He has a background in full dress analytic philosophy and is currently studying law. He wants to see a world without borders. The wells of Abraham and Isaac Isaac and Abraham both spend their days wandering a wilderness in […]
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White Man on the Horse
By Floralis I’m wandering around my grandma’s garden And see her leave the house with a lit cigarette in hand, “Grandma, what are you doing? You don’t smoke.” “Well, today, we are leaving an offering. Today, we are presenting this to the White man on the horse.” I look around, but I don’t see anyone. […]
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‘Helping people at a Grassroots level’
Ghazal Tipu talks to Maya Evan, Deputy Leader of Hasting Borough Council and a peace and anti-racism activist. What has been your experience of serving as Deputy Leader of Hastings Council? It’s really, really difficult because the budgets that local authorities get are very much determined by central government, and in the last 13 years, […]
Interfaith Blasphemy Activist Spirituality
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