Sexuality is possibly one of the most complex aspects of the human race. It underpins a large part of how we interact with our peers and can significantly contribute to a person’s well-being; from personality traits to lifestyle choices.
At …
Mubashir Sultan
Little support for Vietnamese migrants kept trapped in Irish grow houses
The Irish legal system has failed to protect vulnerable migrants brought over to work in the country’s growing cannabis trade.
In January, a story began to circulate in national and international press outlets detailing the arrest and imprisonment of a 54-year-old Vietnamese woman, charged with unlawful possession of cannabis for supply and sale contrary to section 15 of the Misuse …
Time for government to formally apologise to gay people
As Australia moves to erase all historical convictions for offences associated with gay sex, the Irish government should think about not only pardoning but apologising to those that have been so abused by this state.
The climate of hatred and shame which these people were made to live in, with raids on gay discos and on the homes of suspected offenders, and treatment with brutality and force by the state, is something that no reasonable …
Lifting the veil of misunderstanding
Countries like Iran are changing much faster than a lot of people realise. Even those who grew up elsewhere in the Middle East are surprised by what they find.
Amidst all of the shuffling and impatient immigrants in a dull and somewhat claustrophobic room in the Garda National Immigration Bureau, I begin to seek some sort of inspiration for writing this article. I begin to realise the diversity of …
Racist stereotypes hurt everyone
Everyone assumes small things about each other. When full information is not available, we use social cues, and a corpus of knowledge acquired through observation, to place people in named or unnamed categories. This forms a useful tool in allowing …
Getting a job with an arts degree
“Fresh eyes, fresh eyes, fresh eyes,” the speaker encouraged us to chant. This surreal mantra was the one piece of advice that we were to take from the CV clinic, which had been sponsored by Deloitte. The clinic was being …