Between calling it “time of the month,” “Aunt Flo,” or even “Shark Week,” we’ve come up with endless euphemisms to avoid that dreaded word: period. That’s partly why, when director Rayka Zehtabchi accepted the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at […]
Each summer, students from SGPIA spread out across the world as part of the International Field Program (IFP) and Studio Programs! Students conduct independent research, contribute to the vital work of local non-profits, NGOs, and government agencies, and gain invaluable […]
“I just wanted to help my family” A small yet powerful statement uttered from the mouth of Cecile, a Filipino domestic worker formerly stationed in Dubai. After meeting this woman at a Church gathering and learning of her appalling experience as a […]
The International Gestational Surrogacy Market is a form of Exploitation “Our miracle baby is finally here,” wrote Tyra Banks, on announcing the birth of her first child by gestational surrogate on Instagram. Even more remarkable is that their first child […]
The neoliberal economic restructuring of Middle Eastern and North African economies laid the foundations for the Arab uprisings in the wake of the 2008 Financial Crisis. After decades of dropping trade barriers, lowering wages, and de-industrialisation, Arab governments had stripped […]
