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Migoreng Millionaires

Tenacious, persevering, influential and prosperous, while all these words are surprisingly apt in describing celebrities like Pablo Escobar, they serve a fantastic purpose in highlighting the essence of another IE on campus. The owners of which are two are business (wo)men who have been consistent beyond feasible comprehension. They have delivered diligently in the hungriest nights of ALA and have single handedly monopolized food at ALA, maximising ALA GDP and its reliance

Evan Salama

Jul 82 min read

Patriarchy: Its ability to turn the Governed into Governors.

The author argues that the greatest enforcers of the patriarchy are equally those oppressed by it, so to challenge it we must deconstruct our own world view

Favour Kosisochukwu Dan - Eneh

Jun 114 min read

Erased and Rewritten

I learned that my father died from a Facebook notification. Not a phone call. Not someone sitting beside me. A notification. One message on a screen, and my life split into before and after. I thought this was the end of it. I truly did. But it was just the beginning, the beginning of a long fight to believe that I deserve to exist. Three weeks after my father’s death, my half-siblings forced my mother and me out of our home. Grief had not even had time to settle. I w

Donia Farid Abdullah Abdullah Eissa

Apr 304 min read

I am Angry

There is a rage I feel, an indescribable undercurrent etched into the pathway of my bones. This intrinsic fury that I was born with, my infantile fist clutched around it like my mother's umbilical cord. The world has reinforced it, from the first time I was catcalled when I was twelve, the first time I bleed for sins not entirely my own, the first time I felt oppressed by patriarchy in my own home. This rage is my closest friend, my most intimate confidant; I know it better t

Claudina Taylor

Apr 242 min read

The Wind

Sometimes it is hard to breathe. The weight of life can burn our lungs and squeeze our hearts until they are completely crushed. The only thing that has been keeping my heart from failing lately is the wind, the breeze that makes me think of home, of the friends I left behind, of the ocean I haven’t touched in months, and of the joy I used to feel unconditionally, which has now faded, leaving space for the emptiness that fills my heart. The wind is not always enough, because

Graciana Pina

Apr 171 min read

The Petals of my Rage

Queen Araweelo, also known as Ebla Awad, is a powerful figure in the history of Somaliland. She is remembered for her strong leadership in early historical periods, and her legacy lives on in present day, primarily through oral traditions. Her story is not only about rule and power, but also serves as a symbol of the vital role women have played, and continue to play in leadership, despite living in patriarchal societies. She was a courageous young woman who defended the dign

Tiffany Kimathi

Apr 125 min read

Electrons, Emotions, and Everything in Between

My name is Mahara. I am a Year 2. And before I say anything else, I want to make one thing very clear. I am not up here because I have everything figured out. I am up here because I survived. Barely. But still, survived. I remember the day I arrived at ALA. I stepped onto this campus with my bags, my dreams, and let's be honest, a very dangerous amount of confidence. My old school was nothing like this. Back home, I knew how everything worked. I had my people, my rhythm, my w

Mahara Mmangisa

Mar 174 min read

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