religion

Amy Evans The University of Nottingham refused to acknowledge the appointment of Catholic Chaplain, Father David Palmer, following concerns over the manner in which he has expressed his religious belief online. Comments made on Twitter regarding abortion and euthanasia were brought to the University’s attention, causing deep concern over...

Adam Goriparthi  A vaccination a day keeps the pandemic at bay. It’s no secret that the UK’s handling of lockdown measures was… delayed. However, did we rectify our mistakes with our administration of COVID-19 vaccines? What determines the success of vaccine rollout? Why are some countries better at it than others?  A Successful Rollout  Doses given per 100 people (as of 11th Feb):  Israel – 66.4  UAE – 47.9  UK – 20.3  US – 13.5  EU – 4.2  As the data above highlights, increased vaccine administration seems to...

Last month, the University of Nottingham’s Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) society invited a representative from the US-based Westboro Baptist church for an online ‘Q&A’ session. Within days, after sustained student backlash, the society decided to cancel the event....

Good days are coming’, this was the slogan of Narendra Modi, the unabashedly populist maverick who took the Indian subcontinent by storm in 2014. Never before, or since, has the appeal and allure of populist politics been so acutely presented in a single phrase, perfectly encapsulating the vague promises...

Ramadan this year just won’t be the same. No late nights at the mosque. No visiting family and friends. No hosting iftars (the time Muslims break their fast). Well, what is Ramadan?  Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar that begins with the sighting of the moon...

With Easter, Passover and Ramadan commencing, people of faith have been reminded to follow government advice and to celebrate at home. As the good weather is set to continue, religious leaders have been exploring new ways of delivering their sermons online, in an effort to persuade people not to...

Easter is one of the busiest weekends for travel of the year; many families choose to spend this time to go on a short break to meet up with other relatives. This year, with social distancing policies being enforced, the world will have to spend the Easter holidays staying...