Sweet Pizzas and Cannibal Neighbours

My neighbour Mr. Shoaib is a cannibal. I say this because I remember asking who was at the door once after a particularly aggressive knocking sound. My question wasn’t answered, but I opened the door anyways to a tall, wiry fifty-something man wearing a distinctive snapback decorated with a marijuana leaf and the slogan “Keep Blazing, Stay Amazing!” In his left hand was a transparent bag filled with what appeared…

Fascism in Today’s World

Officially, the word “fascism” (considered independent of its historical connotation) is considered a far-right, authoritarian ultranationalistic political ideology that thrives on the suppression of opposition. And today, this word is most commonly used by pro-democrats to classify Trump and his policy. The word has a crude power to it, and no one enjoys being called a fascist even if they don’t quite understand its true meaning. But it is this…

What Kind of Education? – Spoken Word Poem

What Kind of ‘Education’? U – Unas Z – Zaid B – Both U – The People’s Republic of China was ranked number 10 for the Program of International Student Assessment. Z – China tends to score similarly well in other education-assessing rankings, making it possibly one of the best countries to grow up and go to school in. Z – My apologies, but we’re not here to talk about…