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The Soapbox: Barcelona cuts ties with Israel, France-Algeria relations, African extremist groups

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy News Editor February 10, 2023

In Spain, Barcelona mayor cuts ties with Israel Ada Colau, the mayor of Barcelona, has severed her city’s relations with Tel Aviv and Gaza, ending a 25-year-long joint agreement...

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The Soapbox: A raid at a refugee camp, African democracies, tanks for Ukraine

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk analyzing major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy News Editor January 27, 2023

In occupied Palestine, the Israeli military raids refugee camp An Israeli military raid on an occupied West Bank refugee camp resulted in the deaths of at least nine Palestinians...

Singer-songwriter Angela Daudu performing at Talent Nation in 2019. (Photo by Owen Mertens Photography)

Angela Daudu on her songwriting process: My music as refuge

Singer-songwriter Angela Daudu reflects on her synergistic relationship with music prior to, and in the wake of, the challenging events of these past few years.
Angela Daudu, Contributing Writer October 22, 2021

My experience with music has always been an intimate one. I remember the transformative sensation of listening to choir members express pure joy at church in Nigeria. I remember...

Pursue Your Dreams, Not Your Parents’

Pursue Your Dreams, Not Your Parents’

I couldn’t go through four years of college pretending to feel passionate about my parents’ wishes for me.
Chinenye Onyeike, Staff Writer November 11, 2019

Before college, I lived to make my parents happy. I allowed them to draw the outline of my professional future and it was my job to color it in. And when the picture drawn didn’t...

Nigeria Is Watching Us, and We Are Letting Them Down

Nigeria Is Watching Us, and We Are Letting Them Down

The United States needs to remember that the current leader of our country projects a strong and at times dangerous influence in Nigeria.
Sarah John, Contributing Writer November 12, 2018
The United States needs to remember that the current leader of our country projects a strong and at times dangerous influence in Nigeria.
Fight Against Boko Haram Must Be International

Fight Against Boko Haram Must Be International

Tegan Joseph Mosugu, Staff Writer April 25, 2016
The international community needs to put pressure on the government when it comes to getting our girls back — not only to keep up military efforts, but also to make sure that corruption and bureaucracy do not get in the way of justice.
To Defeat Boko Haram, Nigeria Needs Global Aid

To Defeat Boko Haram, Nigeria Needs Global Aid

Patrick Seaman, Staff Writer February 8, 2016
The world must look to Boko Haram as a challenge and a threat to stability everywhere, not just in West Africa.