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Cosmopolitan Confessions

June 13, 2016March 27, 2019 Shaffira

Travelling changes you. That’s something that goes without saying. What we don’t know, or would not know exactly until we do, is how. How would travelling change us?

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On No (and Consent)

February 13, 2016April 17, 2019 Shaffira

This is not a topic I touch upon very often; actually, it’s not a topic I thought I would have to touch upon at all. I want to talk about Consent.

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On Charlie Hebdo, Freedom of Speech and Terrorism

January 9, 2015April 1, 2019 Shaffira

The recent Charlie Hebdo tragedy has been reduced to either an act of terrorism or an attack on the freedom of speech. What some people fail to recognise is that it is only a violation of the freedom of speech when both sides have an equal view of the concept.

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Partner in Mind

July 7, 2014April 3, 2019 Shaffira

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” (William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream) One of the qualities I seek most in terms of self-improvement is intelligence. It is thus natural that I deem intelligence as, among a few others, a top priority in the quest… Continue reading Partner in Mind

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