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By Loay Leon Hady I used to be at the forefront of technology. By this I mean I read a magazine on a mobile phone every few weeks, but in a world where everyone I knew was ‘whatever-ing’ upcoming...
View ArticleNo More Amy Vs Oslo
By Loay Leon Hady Tragedy. Forget the Bee Gees cheese for a moment and reflect instead on the deaths over the last few days. Nearly a hundred in Oslo, the majority of whom were teenagers, lured to...
View Article#StopInvisibleChildren
Reactions to Kony 2012 Thanks to those rebel souls and dream evangelists over at Invisible Children Inc and their 30-minute film, which has received more than 73 million views on YouTube alone since...
View ArticleA Very British Response to Creeping Sharia
A Twitter trend that surpassed its intended purpose – and backfired a little – thanks to the EDL’s Tommy Robinson April 15, 2012, just another day in Tommy Robinson’s growingly Islamicised Britain....
View ArticleNewsweek Inspires Comedic Rage
Newsweek’s provocative and shoddy article by Ayaan Hirsi Ali caused a Twitter storm – one that encapsulated the best response to prejudicial attacks With the #muslimrage hashtag recently trending on...
View ArticleOf Activism, Armchair Activism and Cynicism
The recent violence in the Gaza Strip excited three distinct groups in a battle far beyond the Middle Eastern frontline It is ironic that even the best of intentions, when circumstances change, they...
View ArticleVox Populi Vox Facebook
Armchair activists play a crucial role in creating greater moral awareness and compelling a change in attitudes when important events occur I dislike the label ‘activist’, armchair or otherwise. To...
View ArticleTexting with Hillary #OntheFuture
HillaryClintonOffice.com launched hosting only one feature: a contact-button. She wants us to talk to her. #herewego In today’s politics and media, you no longer have to be a member of the elite...
View ArticleGaza and the Stars
The celebrity courage and fear of airing views loudly on the interwebs With the death toll at over 2000, celebrities of all kinds have emerged to voice their reaction to the recent massacres in...
View ArticleTop Tweets from the Night of the #IndyRef
Of the many campaign battlegrounds, Twitter certainly showed the heat as Scots took to the ballot box It’s been a well-fought and well-fretted campaign on all sides, as results for the Scottish...
View ArticleBrazil’s Re-elections: Chicken Pastries and Beagle Boys
Brazil’s presidential election was a battlefield of puerile name-calling and regional division leaving a taste of bitterness across the country “Let’s divide Brazil”, “let’s move to Miami” and “let’s...
View Article#IllRideWithYou: Embracing Sydney’s Solidarity
The #IllRideWithYou campaign has caused a social media storm reminding the world that Islamophobia is not a thing to be tolerated The #IllRideWithYou campaign is a remarkable phenomenon that marks...
View Article2014: An Eventful Year in Tweets and Trends
Through laughter and tragedy, a little bird has kept us a part of it all The year is drawing to a close, just as we were getting in gear. 2014 seems a blur of highs and lows, from sporting euphoria...
View ArticleThe Moments That Shook Us in 2015
The Platform looks back at a year of horrors and honours – and the lessons we have learned Let’s not pretend we were ready for the year to be over. We’ve been clinging onto the hope for some closure...
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