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Family, Football and Palestine: A Story of Solidarity

In the 1870s, Brother Walfrid, an Irish priest from County Sligo, emigrated to Scotland. It was there that in 1887, at a meeting at St Mary’s...

Progressive or Repressive? The Legalisation of Marijuana in Lebanon

On 21st April, Lebanon became the first Arab country to legalise cannabis farming for medical use. The bill was first introduced in July 2018...

Oxford Forgets Its Duty of Care

These are difficult times, unprecedent times. I’m sure that as little as a week ago few of us would have imagined that we would...

There’s Lots Left to do in Oxford’s Battle with Sexism

This Sunday it is International Women’s Day. Around the world people will be marking the occasion with marches and parties in support of women’s rights and...

Mashrou Leila’s Message of Pride Prevails Following Government Ban

How one Lebanese band became a symbol of hope for LGBTQ people across the world

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