By Aymen Sherwani, March 3 2021—
The Gauntlet · Spill The Chai : On Immigrant Love Languages — March 3, 2021We often associate the five love languages with romantic relationships, and how we express our love for our significant … Read the rest
By Aymen Sherwani, April 19 2023—
The holy month of Ramadan is observed by 1.8 Muslims in Canada and over 1.9 billion worldwide every year, during which they fast from sunrise to sunset as a time of inner reflection and … Read the rest
By Aymen Sherwani, April 13 2023—
“Fatphobia tells us our moral, sexual, and intellectual value is determined by our weight,” said Kate Manne, associate professor of philosophy at Cornell and speaker for the Calgary Institute for the Humanities event on … Read the rest
By Aymen Sherwani, April 11 2023—
When one is “woman’d,” Rayne Fisher-Quann describes it as when “everyone stops liking a woman at the same time.” An example would include Millie Bobby Brown’s rise to fame as a child star on … Read the rest
By Aymen Sherwani, March 28 2023—
Starting on April 1, 2023, British Columbia will be the first province in Canada to offer full coverage for prescription contraceptives, including oral hormone pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), contraceptive injections, subdermal implants, as well … Read the rest
By Aymen Sherwani, March 15 2023—
The Koh-i-Noor diamond has recently reappeared in the news, this time due to controversy surrounding the U.K.’s Queen-consort Camilla Parker-Bowles’ desire to wear the colonial-era gemstone embedded in her coronation crown, despite calls for … Read the rest
By Aymen Sherwani, March 14 2023—
There’s controversy surrounding a Halifax school’s decision to discipline students who chose to wear the Palestinian keffiyeh scarf for Cultural Day — during which students were encouraged to come dressed in accordance with their … Read the rest
By Aymen Sherwani, February 15 2023—
It may surprise you to know that in a society built on slavery and colonialism, within which White people were positioned at the top of the hierarchy, that every institution in that society — … Read the rest
By Aymen Sherwani, February 2 2023—
The British Royal Family is not a foreign and far off concept to me — it’s been less than a century of independence for both Pakistan, the nation where I was born, and Canada, … Read the rest
By Aymen Sherwani, January 17 2022—
Everyone has a New Year’s resolution after the festive period winds down to an end and the start of the year is always a great opportunity for a fresh start. Stereotypical resolutions already exist … Read the rest
