My teammates and I usually say a prayer before each tournament begins. We stand in a circle in which one of us leads the prayer, after which we say amen or amin under our breaths. (Seeing my Muslim and Christian teammates praying in the same circle is quite a remarkable thing.) Sometimes I find this...

When breaching the topic of terrorism in a conversation or academia, one does not go far without coming across this particular quote, “one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter”. This statement, long having become labeled as a cliché, is also one of the biggest hurdles in defining and conceptualizing what exactly is terrorism. Perspectives...

The fall of the Berlin wall signified triumphs for democracy and capitalism as the dominant socio-political systems of the world. In the years between the end of World War II and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the ideological battle of socialism and collectivism versus democracy and capitalism had been slowly swinging in favor of...

In recent times, man has felt the need to innovate in an attempt to diversify and differentiate themselves from the throng of identical products in the market. From the overly-popular iPad, to the unsung benefits of the waffle iron, inventors have insisted on inventing inventions to scratch an itch we weren’t even aware itched. And as...

Dear Readers, May came and is gone in a flash. I’m guessing that by now, your examinations would be over (perhaps, just for now) and that if you are studying abroad in the northern hemisphere, then you might be back home enjoying your summer holidays. For those of you in the southern hemisphere, do bundle...

She storms into your existence and sets it ablaze. You meet her at your brother’s housewarming. She’s a friend of a friend of a friend, she tells you, features taut and lips pursed, mouth set into a straight line. She’s a friend of a friend of a friend who met them in Alaska, and would...