Real Reads
Feb 2021
A Data-Driven Exploration Into the Varied Life Experiences of LGBTQ+ People
Queer people come out numerous times in their life. Every new job or new acquaintance brings about a process of re-introduction
Feb 2021
The Legal Storm Surrounding Netflix’s Òloturé Reveal The Complexity of Copyright Law
Personal feelings of intellectual proprietorship matter, but, unfortunately, they can’t always be proven by the law
Feb 2021
The Exploitation of Black African Women through the Kafala System
It’s estimated that two migrant workers die a week in Lebanon – usually by suicide
Feb 2021
Here’s Why Luxury Travel in a Pandemic Is Tone-Deaf
As global citizens witness the pandemic cause financial hardship and loss of life, the promotion of pleasure-seeking travel appears out of touch
Feb 2021
Let’s Leave the New Year’s Resolution in 2020
Instead of embellishing the new year with yet another checklist of goals, let’s memorialise the moment with gratitude for what’s already past
Feb 2021
Self-Care Practices For Business Owners: Top 11 Tips
Self-employment means effectively managing external output, but self-care ensures you conduct regular internal check ups
Feb 2021
How Do We Mourn? Refugees Dealing With Loss at a Distance in the Age of Corona
Technology has been a salvation for many, enabling virtual funerals which can be accessed anywhere
Feb 2021
An Interest in Memory
I inhabit my childhood memories until I grow weary of them. I hope for better, newer ways of seeing that forgotten time
Feb 2021
Christian Women Think (Have) Abortions Too
85% of the Kenyan population is Christian. Women would rather die pursuing unsafe abortions than admit their predicament to the system
Feb 2021
Stolen: A Four Part Series of Loss and Self-Discovery (Part One of Four)
For although she pleaded for our safety, the look of desperation in her eyes only confirmed that we were in for the greatest danger of our lives
Feb 2021
COVID-19: Is It The Disease or Poor Governance That Is Killing Us?
There is a vicious cycle where state institutions with low trust levels and poor governance try to manage a crisis: disbelief, denialism, and chaos
Feb 2021
Blackness in Brown Africa: Afropean Observations
Most Egyptians have no real-world understanding of Blackness, but subconsciously they have normalised it as ugly and poor