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Make the Wrongs, Right: Migrant Domestic Workers

Posted on September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 by Farrah Tonnos by Farrah Tonnos

“I just wanted to help my family” A small yet powerful statement uttered from the mouth of Cecile, a Filipino domestic worker formerly stationed in Dubai. After meeting this woman at…

Islamophobia in Mainstream Media

Posted on September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 by Bianca Rogers by Bianca Rogers

How have mainstream media and pop culture made it easier for Islamophobia to rear its ugly head now more than ever? What can we do to change this script and…

Pharmaceutical Patents under TRIPS: Diminishing the Right to Health

Posted on September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 by Zahra Mustamand by Zahra Mustamand

Over 2 billion people—an overwhelming majority of which live in developing countries, do not have regular access to essential medicines because they are unavailable or unaffordable according to a 2014…

Rent-A-Womb

Posted on September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 by Shona Kambarami by Shona Kambarami

The International Gestational Surrogacy Market is a form of Exploitation “Our miracle baby is finally here,” wrote Tyra Banks, on announcing the birth of her first child by gestational surrogate…

‘Vagina’ in Latin is Still ‘Vagina’

Posted on February 25, 2016September 14, 2016 by Matthew Kosinski by Matthew Kosinski

The apple of my eye is the apple that I eat and shit daily. And the next day shit again. I take the sins of men with me to…

Should I wear makeup because I’m a feminist or in spite of being a feminist?

Posted on February 16, 2016September 14, 2016 by Kelsey O'Hara by Kelsey O'Hara

Women in the workplace face conflicting expectations when it comes to makeup, from what makes them comfortable personally to vague rules spouted by the media. I rifled through the internet and my…

ABOUNADDARA: The Right to the Image

Posted on December 7, 2015September 14, 2016 by Shona Kambarami by Shona Kambarami

What is a revolution? If you ask Charif Kiwan, the exiled Syrian and one of three named members of Abounaddara, he would answer that, in the case of Syria, it…

The Transformative Power of Art: An Interview with Artist Fabrizio Ruggiero

Posted on December 1, 2015September 14, 2016 by Ardra Manasi by Ardra Manasi

Fabrizio Ruggiero is an Italian artist and sculptor, renowned for his fresco paintings. In June 2015, Ruggiero's collection of 16 portraits was part of the exhibition at the United Nations titled,…

An Exit Strategy for Palestine

Posted on October 12, 2015September 14, 2016 by Sebahate Shala by Sebahate Shala

As the Syrian refugee crisis unfolds, let's to turn our attention to another group of refugees - the Palestinian refugees. When asked how she would describe her life, Salwa…

The Non-Violence Project Film Series & More

Posted on October 5, 2015September 14, 2016 by Shadi Garman by Shadi Garman

Meet the New School Non-Violence Project! Thanks to member and GPIA graduate student Elyse Greenblatt, The New Context learned a lot about this wonderful student organization. 1. When did the NVP…

Has the UN Global Compact succeeded? What if it is failing?

Posted on September 28, 2015September 14, 2016 by Renata Bolotova by Renata Bolotova

After an introduction to the United Nations Global Compact (UN GC) in 2013 at the UN school of Multilateral Diplomacy, I became a fan of the United Nations and was…

Serena Williams and the Fear of Black Success

Posted on September 10, 2015September 14, 2016 by Andrew Bedsole by Andrew Bedsole

When the Williams sisters arrived on the professional tennis scene in the mid-90s, the world was a very different place. Since then, the Williams sisters’ domination of the professional…

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