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Here you can find individual creative opinion pieces written by members of our Monthly team who would like to discuss subjects that are important to them. Scroll through and enjoy our more academic topics such as Mental Health and Environmental Change.
Why We Feel Love
As I’m sure you’re aware, Valentine’s Day has passed us by last month. With it being an all-consuming holiday, able to instil dread or...
Maya Mahmood
Mar 10, 20236 min read
Collision Of Existences
The world as we know it started with the Big Bang; the collision of particles which grew and expanded until it created: the Earth, our...
Demira Govind
Mar 10, 20232 min read
The Trials of O.J Simpson
The People of the State of California vs. Orenthal James Simpson was a criminal trial that took place in 1994, where famous NFL player...
Iman Chaudhry
Mar 10, 20233 min read
A Brief History of Moving Pictures
In the beginning, people had to grasp onto the few minutes of show time that films received in crowded, public events. To prolong this...
Aashi Taori
Mar 10, 20232 min read
The Funeral of Vivienne Westwood
The etymology of ‘punk’ has been a long debated dispute amidst the alternative scene. Most, if not all, can settle on the single idea...
Loay Kaid
Feb 16, 20233 min read
The Simulation Network
Theories over the years have speculated that humankind is simulated along with the rest of the cosmos - consider our curious propensity...
Aashi Taori
Feb 15, 20232 min read
The Restrictions of Success
Success has always driven the human race. It comes built-in with our animalistic instinct to be at the top of the hierarchy. We...
Maya Mahmood
Jan 27, 20233 min read
“Are you an Egyptian Superhero?”: the Vanguards’ Influence on the Media.
Residing in the Opportunity District in Expo 2020 on the outskirts of Dubai, the Egypt pavilion glittered under the noon sun, embellished...
Laila Ibrahim
Jan 27, 20233 min read
Takeover of Traditional Art
Artificial intelligence art is one of the newest trends that has developed as the world advances, taking great leaps and pushing bounds...
Demira Govind
Jan 22, 20232 min read
A RECIPE ON HOW TO DECEIVE THE WORLD:
When dissecting the cause of societal issues, each and every one of them; are a result of a “social construct. A harmful idea that has...
Yusuf Kamran
Dec 22, 20223 min read
Rise of 3-D Printed Meat
These are meats printed with the interest of having similar, or even better taste, texture, smell and flavour. This creates another...
Demira Govind
Dec 19, 20222 min read
The Santa Suit Slaughter
The atrocity that occurred on December 24, 2008, has gone down as one of the most eerie Christmas mass killings in American history....
Iman Chaudhry
Dec 18, 20222 min read
The Happy Place
From the billions of greens that grow around the globe, the tree exhales its spell. The odour is intense. The cool breath of these flora...
Aashi Taori
Dec 18, 20222 min read
Burnt out.
The expectations of people change how other people perceive the social norms. With each new change of the season, people’s ideals change...
Demira Govind
Nov 24, 20222 min read
The Devastation of the 2018 Parkland Shooting
On February 14th 2018, tragedy took place at Marjory Stoneman High School located in a small suburban city of Parkland outside of Miami,...
Iman Chaudhry
Nov 24, 20224 min read
'Heroin Chic' - C’est pas très chic
*TW: possibly a sensitive topic for individuals From 1990 to about 1999, there were thousands of young people, particularly women,...
Aashi Taori
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Method Acting: The Truth
An expression of art, or a threat to the health of actors? Method acting has both its fans and critics.
Zain Zainal
Nov 24, 20222 min read
The Midst of Life and Death
The idea of death was terrifying throughout all lands, and many tried everything they could to delay it and even prevent it altogether....
Demira Govind
Oct 23, 20222 min read
The Enjoyment of Fear
With Halloween, a night of tricks and treats, right around the corner, the fear-craving population are pulling out their go-to horror...
Maya Mahmood
Oct 22, 20222 min read
Rage Against the Machine
‘Magic is just science we don’t understand yet’ - Arthur C. Clarke. Is this statement accurate, at least to a certain extent? The purpose...
Aashi Taori
Oct 22, 20222 min read
A Deep Dive into True Crime: An Exploration of Ted Bundy
(TRIGGER WARNING - Contains graphic content and mentions of violent crime)
Iman Chaudhry
Oct 22, 20223 min read
How Social Media Impacts Society's Perception of Crucial Events
New website writer Iman Chaudhry delves into the power of social media, and how it may distort our views of reality.
Iman Chaudhry
Oct 1, 20223 min read
Why Recycling Feels Impossible
Newly joined Website Writer Maya Mahmood writes a fascinating article on the apprehension behind recycling, and how to overcome it.
Maya Mahmood
Oct 1, 20222 min read
A SOUL UNDER SELF-RELIANCE
Newcomer Aashi Taori poetically writes a philosophical piece on self reliance within a powerfully compelling and influential society.
Aashi Taori
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Human intelligence vs Animal intelligence
New to the Website Team of The Monthly, Demira Govind focuses her first article upon the curious debate of measuring intelligence.
Demira Govind
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: The Breakdown
‘Reduce, reuse and recycle’ are three steps we can implement in our daily lives to minimise further impairment to our world. It’s a...
Manaal Khan
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Let’s Talk About the Bloodiest Nazi Massacre in Greece
The Holocaust. The Sichuan Massacre. The Armenian Genocide. Mass killings the world is recognizant of. ‘With journalism, every rock that...
Manaal Khan
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Is Geo Engineering the Future of Our Dying Planet?
Geoengineering has been one of the biggest advancements in the sciences, but this alone is not enough to save our burning planet. In...
Manaal Khan
Apr 28, 20224 min read
A Dark Time For the Indian Subcontinent - A New Dawn for Pakistan
Trigger Warning: Graphic scenes described On the 4th and 5th of August every year, both Pakistanis and Indians celebrate their...
Manaal Khan
Apr 28, 20224 min read
The Underlying History of Ukraine and Russia
Recently the headlines have been filled with news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the impending war in Europe. Theories of an...
The Monthly
Mar 6, 20223 min read
The Origin of Romantic Symbols
“Love: An intense feeling of deep affection” - Oxford Dictionary. The universally trusted English dictionary condenses the understanding...
The Monthly
Mar 6, 20223 min read
The Psychological Effect of Love
“What t’is to love?” Shakespeare once asked. Our ancestors have been attempting to answer this question since they sat around their...
The Monthly
Mar 6, 20223 min read
The History of Valentine's Day
The celebration of Valentine’s day stemmed from the third-century Roman Saint Valentine. The Catholic Church acknowledges three St....
The Monthly
Mar 6, 20222 min read
The Case of Reparations: A Justice or a Misguided Policy?
It's April 13th, 1919. You stand amongst a crowd in Jallianwala Bagh in India to commemorate the harvest festival Baisakhi. An escape...
kavieshkinger
Feb 5, 20224 min read
James Webb: The Future of Space Exploration
Over 1200 scientists, 25 years and 10 billion US dollars, have gone into the creation of the James Webb Space Telescope. A feat of...
kavieshkinger
Feb 5, 20223 min read
Generational Bias and Its Implications
Many studies have proven that members of multigenerational families were likely to live longer. So why is it that we have an inherent...
kavieshkinger
Feb 5, 20223 min read
How to Overcome Creative Burnout
“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”― Sylvia Plath, American poet and novelist Sitting by your desk until the slow sunrise...
kavieshkinger
Feb 5, 20223 min read
The Silent Speakers
According to the Ethnologue (the largest catalogue of languages in the world) there are currently 7,117 known languages spoken. Languages...
The Monthly
Dec 5, 20213 min read
The Integration Of Virtual Reality In Our Society
Virtual Reality; the innovation that allowed us to be in two places at once. Innovation is not a word to use lightly. For centuries...
The Monthly
Dec 5, 20214 min read
The History and Future of Gender Roles
As a child we learned that cats “meow” and cows “moo”. It would be silly for a cat to “moo” because then it wouldn’t be a cat. But as a...
The Monthly
Nov 18, 20215 min read
The Future of Activism
On May 28th, 3 days after the death of George Floyd, more than 8 million tweets under the #blacklivesmatter were published. Social media...
The Monthly
Nov 18, 20213 min read
Can Fish Cure Human Blindness?
Globally, approximately 300 to 400 million people suffer from visual impairment and blindness due to a myriad of causes; this includes...
The Monthly
Nov 18, 20213 min read
Pretty Won't Please The Patriarchy
“Men are responsible for the high female beauty standards” It used to be “beauty is within”, now beauty is only what a man finds...
The Monthly
Nov 18, 20215 min read
The Badge That Camouflaged Murder
Disclaimer: The Monthly advises all those triggered by violence, weapons and injury to not read this article. Local saviours, enforcers...
The Monthly
Jun 21, 20213 min read
Success is what you make it
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” As students, this seems to be the existential question that has slowly become the bane of our...
The Monthly
Jun 21, 20214 min read
The Dark Side of Acting
What do Macaulay Culkin, the Olsen Twins and Lindsay Lohan have in common? They were the most recognizable child stars of the 90's, each...
The Monthly
Jun 21, 20213 min read
Why Do We Create Art?
“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” - Oscar Wilde, Irish Poet Painted into timelines and woven into...
The Monthly
Jun 21, 20214 min read
History is not always what it seems
Nelson Mandela. Rosa Parks. Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X. What do they have in common? Apart from being a reminder of movements...
The Monthly
Jun 21, 20213 min read
The Race to the Future
‘One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. These were the words uttered by Neil Armstrong, the moment he stepped foot on the...
The Monthly
May 19, 20212 min read
The Shadow Behind the Silver Screen
The Golden Age of Hollywood was revolutionary for cinema. Some of the most advanced and modern techniques were developed in the era...
The Monthly
May 19, 20215 min read
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