MEDIHA: her life through lens
The Isis were lucky enough to be invited to a screening of MEDIHA. This new film from American director Hasan Oswald follows 15-year-old Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad, who was captured aged 9 by ISIS. I attended the preview with trepidation, wondering if an article on this sensitive topic could come
Icon of the Week: ‘The History Gossip’, Katie Kennedy
Katie Kennedy, better known as The History Gossip, has a more impressive resume than the craziest ‘finance bro’ you know. She is a proud Geordie, a former BBC apprentice, a Durham alumna, a TikTok content creator with over 500,00 followers, a published author, and a current master’s stu
Imane Khelif and the complexities of regulating top level sports
Imane Khelif was scheduled to appear at the Oxford Union the week, however due to unforeseen circumstances she cancelled. Whilst seemingly a trivial issue, her cancellation has brought her back to the attention of the right-wing British press, who are still treating her participation in the 2
PRESSURE POINT – Azerbaijan hosting COP29 is a deadly case of greenwashing
This year’s annual United Nations climate change summit, COP29, has been hosted in Baku, Azerbaijan. But with its economy’s reliance on oil and gas, its crackdown on civil society, including eco-activists, and its ethnic cleansing of the Armenians in the Artsakh region, Azerbaijan’s hos
In conversation with: Alec Tiffou, Orli Wilkins and Sonya Luchanskaya
Susie: “Alec, would you say you have a niche as a writer?” Orli: “Fucked up shiiiiiiit.” Alec: “Thanks for that, Orli.” While the King’s Arms is not the most conducive spot to conduct an interview—who would’ve guessed— it feels fitting. It’s a
In conversation with: Kingfisher
As the finals of my Music degree ended, and the long-awaited summer vac finally appeared on the horizon, I sat down with one of my favourite bands. Many of them had also completed similar exams in the non-too-distant past. I had been rationing their music throughout the whole of
Icon of the Week – President of Wolfson College and Former Ambassador to Japan
Stupidly, I am sat facing away from the private lake and stretch of river that explains why Wolfson College are so much better than us at rowing (I go to Oriel, sorry). Sir Tim Hitchens, KCVO, CMG is sat opposite me with quite a fancy coffee. I was offered one but have […
The unspoken debt: Starmer’s missed chance on reparations
Ambling about at his first Commonwealth banquet, an awkward Keir Starmer clutches his glass of bubbly, radiating his bare-boned exuberance that leaves him as isolated as the island on which they stand—Samoa, adrift in the Pacific. As both guest and intruder, the newly minted, progres
PRESSURE POINT – Paddington in Peru: a jar of marmalade and migration?
Minor spoilers for Paddington in Peru I love Paul King’s Paddington film trilogy; it’s like the modern Godfather—debate over whether the first or second are the best, with a general consensus that the third doesn’t live up to its predecessors. Except Paddington doesn’t featur