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Published in: 50.50Fatherhood – take it at your own risk
International Men’s Day is a moment to interrogate how Britain’s parental leave system continues to exclude men from...
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Published in: 50.50Historic UN vote to negotiate a Nuclear Ban Treaty in 2017
On 27 October, the UN General Assembly's Disarmament and Security Committee voted for negotiations in 2017 on a...
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Published in: Shine A LightLost childhoods: age disputes in the UK asylum system
Children seeking asylum in the UK are regularly disbelieved about how old they are and can end up facing harmful,...
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Published in: 50.50Resurgent Sikh fundamentalism in the UK: time to act?
Growing confidence among resurgent Sikh fundamentalist networks in the UK was evident in recent protests against...
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Published in: 50.50Listening to Refugee Tales on the Pilgrim’s Way
The act of listening and the power of voice constitute the ‘act in the dark’ which can unite us and re-shape the...
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Published in: 50.50Refugee women in the UK: Pushing a stone into the sea
From personal experience I know that arrival in the UK for asylum seekers does not signal safety, but reform is a...
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Published in: 50.50Should Jeremy Corbyn learn from Hillary Clinton’s education plan?
Student debt is as American as apple pie. But the system is in crisis, which is why Democratic presidential nominee...
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Published in: 50.50Will Nagasaki be the last use of nuclear weapons?
Will the pincer movement of international humanitarian initiatives to bring into force a universally applicable...
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Published in: 50.50Sharia, security and the church: dangers of the British Home Office Inquiry
Does the UK’s Sharia Review resemble the sharia ‘courts’: secretive procedures and discriminatory advisors? Are the...
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Published in: 50.50Trident in a time warp: party politics vs defence needs
As Britain and Europe reeled from Brexit Theresa May rushed through the vote on Trident replacement. Was this strong...
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Published in: 50.50HIV, AIDS and holistic healthcare: can spirituality and science meet?
The theme of next week's World Aids Conference in Durban, South Africa is 'Access, Equity, Rights Now'. Will its...
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Published in: 50.50Whitewashing Sharia councils in the UK?
In an Open Letter to Theresa May, hundreds of women’s human rights organisations and campaigners warn against a...
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Published in: 50.50Mourning the dead while violating the living
The EU’s feigned compassion for the deaths of migrants at sea only serves to hide the perpetuation of the lethal...
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Published in: 50.50Piece of Silk: "When story-telling is a matter of life and death"
The play, Piece of Silk, is a powerful study of the experiences of women survivors of domestic abuse - an experience...
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Published in: 50.50What if? Security consequences of Brexit and Trident renewal
If David Cameron survives the result of the EU referendum, he may try to rush Parliament into a vote on Trident...
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Published in: 50.50Trident or the EU: which is better for peace and security?
Mutual security and deterrence with fewer risks has been a conscious, crucial, and underestimated role of the EU. A...
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Published in: 50.50Ending HIV: UN slogans vs the voices of civil society
Last week’s UN meeting exposed the deep divide about whether HIV responses should commit to respecting, protecting...
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Published in: 50.50Transnational marriage abandonment: A new form of violence against women?
Transnational marriage abandonment lies at the intersect of immigration and patriarchal control, allowing abusers...
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Published in: 50.50Education worth thinking about
The latest Green Paper in the UK on higher education puts ‘Student Choice’ as a top policy objective. But are there...
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Published in: 50.50Can porn be feminist? A conversation with Erika Lust
Feminist porn is sex on film showing women and men as sexual equals - that sex is something you do together, not...