Reading Time: 4 minutes 25/03/2022 Hannah Munday, Sona Circle Isolation. It’s a word that has become all too familiar over the past two years, as the Covid pandemic has forced us to separate from family, friends and society at large. But for some, the sense and state of isolation neither began with, nor ends with government-mandated confinement. Separation from […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Written by Hannah Munday As smoke ascends from the streets of Ukraine, blitzed by Russian bombs in an unprovoked attack, thousands of civilians have been forced to seek sanctuary beyond their national borders. While some crawl out of Kyiv in endless queues of cars, others walk through the night to reach their neighbouring states. Many […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Linda Arowolo, Sona Circle Without romanticising words, words bring life. It allows you to imagine, describe and shape how you perceive the world. Sometimes it can influence us unknowingly, where we internalise ideas and opinions about other groups of people and their experiences. Being able to read and write words gives you the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Linda Arowolo, Sona Circle In many instances, harmful and violent actions towards the most vulnerable in society have been justified by culture. Yet culture is not primordial. Throughout history, this entity has consistently been adapted, scrapped or evolved to suit the needs of a people, aid development and protect people from violent acts. Culture […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Linda Arowolo, Sona Circle His House is a film that explores the cost of seeking security from conflict and what you will do to achieve it. It exposes the mental horrors of refugees and can be described as a horror-thriller. It follows Bol and Rial Manjur (played by Wunmi Mosaku and Sopé Dìrísù), a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Shere Hussain, Sona Circle The Holy month of Ramadan occurs on the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. Muslims believe it was during this month that God revealed the first verses of the Quran, the central religious text, to prophet Muhammad, on the evening known as The Night of Power (or referred to as […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Gabriel Salter, Sona Circle Climate change is causing a global refugee crisis. Global warming caused by humans is increasingly creating droughts, floods, typhoons, and rising sea levels which force millions across the world to flee their homes every year. Scientists predict that by 2050 climate change will cause 300 million people to be displaced […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Shere Hussain, Sona Circle Since the Syrian Civil War in 2011 and the emergence of ISIS, it has been estimated that over 16 million people have been displaced due to sectarian violence. Over 2 million refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have fled their home towns and countries and have found refuge in Iraqi […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Gabriel Salter, Sona Circle Homelessness is one of the biggest issues refugees face in the UK. In most of our major cities, a quarter of those sleeping rough are refugees and thousands more are without a permanent home. After being forced to flee horrible conditions in their home countries and travelling long journeys for […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes By George Maskell, Sona Circle The question has always been asked; What happens when more and more people live past the age of 65? This has then been followed up by; How will lower birth rates also affect this situation? These realistic scenarios have been investigated by many countries, and various methods have been proposed […]
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