The Family Portrait
Discover how British colonisation mirrors the toxic dynamics of a patriarchal family. Can we break free?
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Aug 20
Queering the Asylum System
In 2015, former UK Shadow Immigration Minister, Chris Bryant, proclaimed that asylum cases for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity...
Jul 30
Quiet, please! How museums are responding to cultural genocide in Gaza.
Museums' selective activism on decolonisation ignores Palestine's cultural destruction, showing the need for genuine, present-day action.
Jun 20
Unmasking Ghosting: The Role of White Supremacy in Modern Dating
In today's dating landscape, ghosting has become an all too common occurrence, leaving many feeling disrespected and discarded. But beneath
Jun 10
Two wrongs don’t make a right, but they make a good excuse: Understanding and contextualising violence
Do we truly understand what it means to be violent, and the different forms of violence that can exist?
Feb 16
Decoloniality in My Everyday: Incubation and Hanging on to Love.
“Open the space within you, because when you feel everything, you will let it all go” Mimi Zhu. It is unbelievable, and I remain...
Feb 5
Decoloniality in the Everyday: An Open Letter
Decoloniality in the Everyday: An Open Letter to Decolonial Thoughts Dear Decolonial Thoughts Community, As we reflect on the past year,...
Sep 26, 2023
‘Diversity... but at ‘White’ Cost?’
During our month-long hiatus from Decolonial Thoughts, I assumed the role of a casual observer, temporarily stepping back from the heavy...
May 19, 2023
When I knew I was black
Toluse: A common sentiment amongst my fellow Nigerians is this idea that they did not know they were black until they moved to a...
May 9, 2023
The Lasting Legacy of Colonial Economics.
The Lasting Legacy of Colonial Economics: How Outdated Ideologies Continue to Shape Modern Capitalism and Erode the Middle Class As the...
Aug 25, 2022
Not too young to run
Four years don waka but here I am in the same place. Against themselves, my thoughts still race in the region of my mind. But who I am...
Jul 11, 2022
How many times?
Home no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well your...
May 24, 2022
Decolonising Love
Decolonization is about understanding that our realities, and everything we consider the norm and acceptable, are made up by...
Mar 29, 2022
What is a Man/Woman? Dismantling the binary.
This article is mainly a compilation of works and essays from Alok Vaid Menon. I cringe and flinch every time I hear statements like “be...
Mar 14, 2022
A personal inquiry into faith based religions: Can we find community in something less volatile?
*[Please note that the author speaks mainly about Christianity because this is what the author has had a personal connection to. It is...
Mar 14, 2022
African spirituality- Tales of our Ancestors.
“A religion that would be universal does not and cannot exist because any and every religion necessarily expresses a particular...
Mar 14, 2022
PART 2: THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE OF RELIGION, CULTURE AND POLITICS .
PART 1 AVAILABLE HERE PART TWO: How did we get here? Religion and suffering ‘Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of...
Mar 14, 2022
PART 1: THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE OF RELIGION, CULTURE AND POLITICS .
I think it’s about time we had this conversation. What happens when we treat culture as immutable? Society fails to develop; people...
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