October 2023

Introduction In the contemporary global discourse, post-colonial nation-states occupy a space replete with challenges and paradoxes. Having emerged from the shadows of colonial oppression, these nations grapple with the residue of entrenched institutionalised injustices, communal rifts, and socio-political schisms. Indeed, the very essence of “’post-colonial” suggests an existence that is forever tethered, albeit oppositionally, to […]

“To be or not to be.” Much like Hamlet in Shakespeare’s timeless play of love and loss, who was faced with a life-changing dilemma where he contemplated his right to choose whether to live or not, multitudes of Muslim women across the globe find themselves contemplating their rights on whether to veil themselves or not.

Introduction Looking up into the limitless sky, are you not baffled by the wonders of the cosmos? The twinkling stars, the moon and its magnificence and the beauty of it all. Outer Space has always captured the minds of us humans ; from the wise philosophers of the ancient times to brilliant scientists of ours.