Tag / Bisma Mufti
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A Proposal to Make Upperclassmen’s Lives Easier
My shelf in the fridge often looks something like this: withering spinach in a filmy plastic bag and an empty egg carton. I don’t have a car, so I have to depend on friends with cars to be able to get the necessary produce to cook in my North Campus dorm. When I don’t make…
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HONY Humanizing Political Conflicts
Most experiences with Humans of New York (HONY) are something like scrolling down your Facebook newsfeed and seeing a friend from high school “like” a picture about a couple whose fiftyyear marriage started out as a drunken bet at a friend’s wedding. These types of endearing, everyday posts have united 16 million followers over the…
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ISIS’ Destruction of Art As A Function Of State Building
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has proclaimed itself the next worldwide Muslim caliphate, acquiring territory in northern Iraq and Syria to secure its legitimacy. Aside from carrying out gruesome physical attacks, ISIS has engaged in the destruction of antiquities and ancient sites. For example, in August, ISIS destroyed “the pearl of Palmyra”: the…
