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Leading light of university engagement outlines vision – University World News
Leading light of university engagement outlines vision – University World News. ASIA Leading light of university engagement outlines vision Hana Kamaruddin13 May 2012 Issue No:221 “Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to be a deputy vice-chancellor,” said Saran Kaur … Continue reading
Do you hear them when they cry? – Winner of the 3-Month January 2011 In-class Sports & Specialist Blog Competition
I was expecting to be bored and disinterested when I stepped into our Sports & Specialist Blog class. It was in April 2011, and the weather in London was its normal cold, wet and gray. I, too, was cold and tired … Continue reading
Posted in Human Interest, Human Rights, London
Tagged Blog, book, Britain, children, competition, equal opportunity, equality, homeless, human interest, human rights, journalism, Kuala Lumpur, London, Malaysia, my book, poor, refugees, sports journalism, sports journalist, The London School of Journalism, wheelchair users
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Do you hear them when they cry? – Part 2
Note: Names have been changed to protect the identity of the interviewees. It is dark, cold and stifling in the fishing boat. Thida shifts his seating position to relieve the pressure on his behind from sitting with no adequate back … Continue reading
Posted in Feature, Human Interest, Human Rights
Tagged book, equal opportunity, equality, Feature, geneva convention, human interest, human rights, humanity, immigration offences, journalism, living in fear, Malaysia, malaysian authorities, my book, refugees, The London School of Journalism, wretched existence
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My Favourite Malaysian – Dr. Jemilah Mahmood
I’ve always had a romantic viewpoint of humanitarian workers who voluntarily offer their help in war-torn countries. Black and white scenes of them kneeling down to a child offering food or medicine almost always come to my mind and I … Continue reading
Posted in Human Interest, Human Rights
Tagged equal opportunity, equality, Feature, human interest, human rights, Malaysia, profile, War
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A Life in the Day of: Fadli Halim
This work was written as part of my tutorial assignment in reference to The Times’ A Life in The Day Of feature. You can read some of them from The Times online archive here and here. A Life in the … Continue reading
Do you hear them when they cry?
I was required to write a 500-word feature story for one of my assignments and I decided to revisit a chapter from my unpublished draft book entitled “Do you hear them when they cry?”. The book centers around 12 people … Continue reading
Posted in Human Interest, Human Rights
Tagged book, disabilities, equal opportunity, equality, human interest, human rights, Malaysia, paralyse, wheelchair
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Award winning director Ken Loach supports charity screening
Award winning director, Ken Loach, was in town last Monday to support the charity screening of his film The Wind That Shakes The Barley organised by the Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association (CADFA) at the Tricycle Theatre on Kilburn High … Continue reading
Posted in Human Interest, Human Rights, London, Movie
Tagged Art, arts, Britain, equal opportunity, equality, human interest, human rights, Independence, Ken Loach, London, Movie, News, Palestine, Politics, War
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Coffee with …. Ronald Magness
Take one look at Ronald Magness and you’d have no idea that this man is a Grammy Award-winning and one-time Oscar-nominated producer. Having worked with names such as Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and The Who, one would think that he’d … Continue reading
Posted in Human Interest, London
Tagged Art, Britain, Feature, human interest, London, Music, profile
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