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When you think of Iftar, you think of family. But what happens when family is thousands of miles away, and home is a place you can never return to? This question lingered when SPIR-Nott partnered with Dari Dapur, an organisation that connects refugees with students through food, for an Iftar dinner that promised more than just a meal. It promised a seat at someone's table.

Breaking News: A country is bombing another. Again. We’ve become desensitised to war, and honestly, is it truly our fault when every headline downplays the gravity of this violence? News Writer Nuraiah explores how governments have marketed warfare as defense and how it’s worked. Until now.

When you think of conspiracy, you think Aliens, Area 51, UFOS. Why stop at extraterrestrials? Conspiracies that shape our world are human and happen right under our noses. Guest Writer Nashita explores the world of medical conspiracies at the Conspiracy Society (CONSOC)'s Cancer Conspiracy Forum.

As protests against ICE intensify in Minnesota, demonstrators have turned to an unexpected tactic: humour.

Does theater force us to confront our specters or does it allow us to escape them? What possibilities are art afforded when enacted in a Malaysian context? What qualities make a play Malaysian? These are questions that the Literature and Drama Society’s Local Play invites. In an ambitious, well-executed staging, the cast and crew valiantly bring Terence Toh’s Restless to life, but their capabilities are ultimately hampered by the mediocrity of Toh’s play.

Diplomacy: a word often associated with a world of suit-clad men making deals shrouded in secrecy and unbalanced deals. But Gen Zs in the South are having none of that. News Writer Nuraiah revisits the recent student protests in three South(east) Asian countries and how they have redefined political change in today's society. After all, isn't there more to this world than old men pretending like they care?

Everyone's favourite mayor has done something special; he made Donald Trump like him. But what can we learn and observe from this weird and awkward combination of Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump? News Section Editor weighs in on what this encounter meant to American politics, and if there's something we're all missing in the equation.

If you think you'd never join a cult, you're already thinking like a perfect recruit. In the wake of increased media coverage of cults, UNM's Conspiracy Society held Culture of Cults: Language, Media & Power of Belief. Opinions Editor Penny Cheang attended the event, and here's what she had to say about the experience.

Femicide: the intentional killing of women and girls on the basis of gender, reflecting the most extreme form of gender-based violence. But what happens when this becomes normalised? How have we manifested an era like this one, where gender-based violence runs rampant in the Malaysian schools? Hitesh M. dissects the cultural factors for this horrifying reality in this News Article.

Politics. What usually comes to mind when you hear that word? Complicated. Intimidating. Distant. But somehow, during Fireside Exchange: YBs Unplugged, an event hosted by SPIR-Nott featuring two Malaysian Members of Parliament, Contributing Writer Naema's perspective shifted. Join her as she recounts everything that went down with the YBs!

The West loves to talk about democracy, until it's about its dictator friends on speed dial. Contributing Writer, Nuraiah, explores the hypocrisy of Western democracy and leadership, and how the Global South is not backing down.

Bukit Jalil was alive that night, 10 June 2025. Every voice shouted the same thing: "Kita Satu Malaysia". But the next day, everything changed. Malaysian football's biggest scandal since the 1990s broke out, and what's left is broken dreams and trust. Naturalisation was never the sin; dishonesty was. While other nations built their teams with truth, ours was built on falsified paperwork and pretense. Has Malaysian citizenship become so reduced that it can be traded for goals

Papua New Guinea (PNG) holds one of the last great tropical rainforests on Earth, a 288,000-square-kilometer expanse teeming with biodiversity and ancient indigenous heritage. Yet, as the chainsaws roar through the canopy, much of that destruction bears a distinct Malaysian footprint. Contributing Writer, Nuraiah, discusses this issue and highlights Malaysia's role in the destruction of Papua New Guinea's land and society.

On October 9th, 2025, mere days after the 2nd anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war, the two conflicting parties signed a long-awaited peace deal. News of a ceasefire has been a source of great relief, not just for the people of Palestine but also for the global population at large. Does this deal truly signify liberation for the Palestinians, or are they merely being used as characters in a political theatre intended to increase public approval?

Oftentimes we fail to see how acts of resistance fail to make any difference in anything. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) proved that wrong. In June 2025, a fleet of flotillas set sail toward war-torn Gaza carrying determined activists with the aim of providing humanitarian aid and challenging a decades-long blockade. Since 2010, a series of flotilla projects, sought to bring humanitarian aid through boats, has been intercepted time and again by the Israeli military, which il

As Malaysia prepares to host the ASEAN Summit, all eyes are on one particularly polarizing guest: former U.S. President Donald Trump. His expected attendance is already stirring debate within Malaysia’s political, civic, and diplomatic circles. This tension between pragmatism and principle raises a critical question: Should Malaysia welcome Trump?

UNM's Clubs & Societies Fair may be an annual thing, but for a new student? It's the perfect way to learn all that UNM has to offer. Join Safiyyah as she experiences her first ever CS Fair as a Nottingham Foundation Programme student!

Though Malaysian politicians often herald the country as a "champion of human rights", it's unclear how Malaysia's policies surrounding refugees support these claims. Safiyyah Mitha explores the policies (or lack thereof) that impact the Malaysian Experience, as experienced by refugees,

Fresh off his primary mayoral win, Zohran Mamdani is drawing attention far beyond New York. But what makes this one dude from NYC so compelling to Gen Zs worldwide? Read what News Section Editor has to say about the New York Mayoral hopeful, Zohran Mamdani, and his journey to fame and (potential) political success.