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Iranian politics in perspective: from 1979 to 2018
The recent unrest in Iran during the first few days of this new year makes one marvel at the courage of a people who continue to march in the streets …
Are you a feminist? What does it mean to be a feminist anyway?
After interviewing several people around LSE campus for our latest #askLSE, I deemed it important to define precisely what feminism is. At its most basic, feminism is “the advocacy of …
Two weeks in Iran: a case of misconceived perceptions
Last summer, I spent about two weeks in Iran. For me, this experience is worth sharing because it was eye-opening in many ways. It essentially taught me to question over-simplistic perceptions …
Protests against AfD: questioning the legitimacy of proportional representation?
In recent weeks, thousands of people in Germany have marched in protest against the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland), the far-right political party whose strong performance in September’s election gave them …
French Election: Big Little Lies (and misinterpretations)
Going back to France for a month (allegedly dedicated to revisions), I found myself enthralled by the political climate of the presidential elections to come this Sunday. French news certainly …
Zamyatin, Huxley and Orwell: troubling similarities
When inquiring about typical utopian, or rather dystopian novels, one instantly thinks of Huxleys’ Brave New World and Orwell’s 1984. Yet, few know that We, written in 1923 by the …