Sussex shows solidarity with Manchester following terror attack
More than 30 people attended a candle-lit vigil on campus this afternoon to pay their respects to the victims of a terrorist attack at a concert in Manchester. Twenty-two people…
A Cultural Perspective on Another Form of Terrorism
When I first started writing this article, I originally doubted if girls, who’ve grown up in Britain, would find a strong relation to it. However, I’m sure that many girls…
Terrorism and temporary profile pictures
So another wave of “change your profile picture to show ” has erupted over Facebook in the last week. Around half of my current friends list have placed an overlay…
Facebook’s French flags: an act of solidarity or Eurocentric bias?
On the evening of Friday 13th November my friends and I sat in a darkened bar hunched over a phone, pints abandoned, furiously trying to follow the barrage of tweets…
Climate change and ISIS: Prince Charles debunked
Prince Charles’ proposed link between climate change and ISIS has been sharply criticised by Sussex’s Prof. Jan Selby, who told The Badger the evidence backing Charles’ assertion is “close to…
The Big Debate: Should “Jihadi John” have been given a fair trial?
Yes Is bombing the hell out of an executioner really the ‘right thing to do’? An executioner only acts on orders, and this (unconfirmed) killing won’t stop or even slow…
Peace for Paris
Trying to write about something like this is difficult, because words just cannot capture the scale or scope of emotion: horror, despair, fear; these are felt, not read; experienced, not…
Reflections on the release of Shaker Aamer
British resident Shaker Aamer was repatriated last week. He spent thirteen years in the notorious Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Whilst incarcerated it’s suspected he witnessed and may even have experienced…
Terrorism in the online age
The Islamic State, seeking to set up a caliphate in Levant, has been prominent in the headlines over the past months. However, we live in a world where headlines are…
'Terrorists' on Campus?
Counter-terrorism officers have recently identified a number of universities to remain under close scrutiny, the Government has admitted. Special Branch officers are being deployed in institutions deemed ‘at risk of…
Mumbai: militants strike again
India has had their 9/11. After throwing grenades into crowds at Mumbai’s packed railway station and opening fire into crowds with AK-47s, Islamic militants (tentatively named as the Deccan Mujahideen)…