Author: Bengisu Cicek

It is finally 2020, with presidential elections right around the corner. We have many powerful candidates, but who will make the cut?

We often hear about death throughout the news or among family and friends — i’s with us every day. Acknowledging it might bring us to another stage in our lives.

The deadly Coronavirus has just recently spread around in China and has reached multiple countries. Unfortunately, as many people have passed, the virus has reached the Uyghur camps, where one million detainees are situated.

Bride kidnapping is a tradition predominantly in Central Asia that involves suitors
kidnapping a woman they please and forcing them to marry him.

As the Turkish government shows solidarity to human rights violations in other countries, it covers up the fact that they still have thousands of innocent people detained since its 2016 military coup attempt.

Over the past few years, we have seen war breakage and refugees fleeing predominantly from Syria, this discusses what they have to endure after escape.

We all need daily reminders on how important we actually are to not only others but ourselves.

As the Uyghur concentration camps are currently taking place, it is important that we as a community learn the names of those detained.