Under international law, the right to education includes the right to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) — age-appropriate learning materials that can help foster safe and informed practices to prevent gender-based violence, gender inequality, sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancies. Gender … Continue reading What You Need to Know About Gender and Sexuality Education Under Brazilian Law
The evolution of women is a story of hope, strength and courage. It marks a turning point in the perception of women and the role they play. My definition of a woman is someone who holds the world in the … Continue reading The Evolution of Women Observed From the Voices of the Past and Present
Introduction: Political Anthropology The foundation of political anthropology is investigating the politicization of human life. This includes the study of how diverse cultures operate and interact with each other. Thus, we need to understand that politics has the power to … Continue reading Political Anthropology: International Human Rights Non-Universalism
The Israel-Palestine conflict has had dire effects on both parties, with hundreds of casualties. Palestinians continue to face institutionalized discrimination in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). In the Jordan Valley of the West Bank, Palestinians work in the … Continue reading Child Labour and Exploitation Amidst the Israeli-Palestine Conflict
The United States is known to offer many opportunities for those who live, or wish to live, there. Many around the globe view this country as one full of careers, wealth, and a new start. For the last decade, it … Continue reading The United States: From England to an Evolving Reputation
Introduction Uganda has a very shady history when it comes to the violation of human rights. A lot of this especially reared its head when it came to the response of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quite a few times, a lot … Continue reading Anthropology: Uganda Sociopolitical Human Rights Dilemma in Response to COVID-19
Each year during the month of June (chosen because it marks the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion that launched LGBTQIA+ Pride Day), the community celebrates #pride in multiple ways. The gay liberation movement and activism should be commemorated even more than ever … Continue reading LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: The Dangers of Being Gay in Certain Countries
I am sitting in a room with a man. He can speak multiple African languages, he can speak French. I can only speak English. His brother is here. His brother smiles often when he is upset and trying to … Continue reading Xenophobia in South Africa
Gender identity and gender roles will always remain a relevant subject no matter what century we live in. Who created or assigned these ‘roles’? Was there any sense in assigning strict roles to only a particular gender? Who decided that … Continue reading Anthropology: Gender Roles in Indigenous Cultures