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Mashaka Tuju: Growing up with albinism in Tanzania
“My father said I was a misfortune. He was ashamed of me.” On 13 June, the world celebrates International Albinism Awareness Day. The day was declared by the United Nations in 2015 in response to the...
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Palestinian art student: We’re humans, not terrorists
“Look at us as humans, deal with us as humans, and that’s all I want. If you deal with me that way, I’ll be very proud.” Graffiti artist Marck Emaya is a Fine Arts student at Dar al-Kalima University...
View ArticleChild labour in India: A young woman’s fight to eradicate the practice
“It is for us, the young and the fierce, to fight for our own children, for future generations, and for a more sustainable nation. My efforts may have very little impact, but doesn’t each drop make a...
View ArticleEU referendum: The Brexit campaign is largely lying about immigration
“EU immigration represents freedom, choice, tolerance and mutual respect, opportunity and trust. Those are great things. Things we shouldn’t turn our back on. Things that I want my children to enjoy.”...
View ArticlePakistan: Young women speak out against proposals on ‘light beating’ for wives
“Women who are victims of regular domestic violence and are vulnerable to experiencing it repeatedly might not consider a ‘light beating’ as an issue that raises eyebrows. Unfortunately, the...
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Refugee crisis: L.I.T.H.U’s role in mental health support for asylum seekers...
“The government in Berlin is neglecting the fact that mental health is as important as physical health.” In April 2016, the IPF travelled to Germany to document different aspects of the refugee...
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Once in Fado: Bringing Portuguese culture to the heart of London
“If young people don’t like fado it is just because they haven’t had the opportunity to go to a real fado house.” Fado is a mystery. Fado is love. Fado is Portugal. This is how guests at ‘Once in...
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World Humanist Day: Why every university needs a humanism society
“Humanist societies make vital contributions to society through our university campuses by shining the light of skeptical inquiry on issues of importance, most notably free speech.” Ever since the...
View ArticleEuro 2016: Young football fan’s experience of England-Russia violence in...
“The feeling of anxiety became contagious amongst Euro 2016 fans as I was told to ‘stay safe’ rather than enjoy the game.” England and Russian football fans dominated the news during the early days of...
View ArticleEU referendum: Two young women speak out after post-Brexit racist hate crime
“I think Brexit definitely made [hate crime] worse. I’ve seen quite a few of my friends posting stories on Facebook about racial abuse. Racism has always existed but Brexit has given people an...
View ArticleYemen crisis: Young journalist shares her experiences from the war-torn country
“I feel there is so much untold, uncovered and unexplored yet. Everything I had seen in the Middle East was different in Yemen, and I am still fascinated to this day.” Even though it has been years...
View ArticleOverpopulation: Are smaller families better for the environment?
“Many people today seek to live in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly manner. They travel less, or in ways that cause lower emissions. These are to be welcomed, but they only reduce a...
View ArticleSolving the overpopulation problem by empowering women through TV dramas
“Fertility rates are high because of misinformation about side-effects of contraceptives, lack of knowledge about the benefits of small families, and religious or male opposition to contraception....
View ArticleDisability awareness: Society’s perceptions on having sex with a spinal cord...
“He’s a gorgeous looking man with sexy eyes and a naughty smile. I fell in love with him very quickly and my friends were delighted with the sparkle that he brought into my life. But they all had a...
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Cuttin’ It: Theatre captures the heartbreaking reality of FGM in London
“This play made me realise the horror that many women like myself have been through. No one should suffer anything like this so this is why it’s important to raise awareness about FGM.” These are the...
View ArticleIndia’s missing voices: Lack of toilet facilities are leading to rapes and...
“Women and children go to the forest to relieve themselves due to the lack of toilet facilities, making them vulnerable to… rape, abuse or abducted.” As I dodged muddy puddles, the hosts to multiple...
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World Youth Skills Day: One young Greek explains why she is developing her...
“From a very young age I decided that I wanted to do music. This decision came hand in hand with the realisation that I would need to leave Greece in order to achieve my goal.” The number of...
View ArticleTurkey coup attempt: Young Turks share their views on the military, Erdogan...
“We young people want change and reform, but not like this. We want it through democracy; even if it is flawed in some ways.” An attempted military coup unfolded in Turkey on Friday night, 15 July....
View ArticleUS presidential election 2016: Why some young people are voting for Hillary...
“Clinton has been an advocate for women and a role model to many. Her popularity reflects the progress women have made in the uphill battle against the status quo.” With the Democratic National...
View ArticleLiving At The Border: Documenting the lives of African refugees and migrants...
“I see boys and girls suffering, people are thrown into jail; the pool of agony and discomfort is not worth it. The trouble and suffering that I have experienced on my way to Europe was not worth it.”...
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