On May 7,2023, a 15-year-old girl in America was found dead in a dumpster after having been missing for three days. While murder of young adults is not that uncommon in America, this particular case struck me differently. The various structures that are meant to protect Gracie and other young women like her failed to; highlighting the problems that exist on every level in a secular liberal society. (Source)

In his inaugural speech on the 29th of May 2023, Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu ended the fuel subsidy per the provision of former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. With a deteriorating economy and worsening debt profile, the idea that the subsidy hindered progress, among other myths, was finally sold widely.

Debate over the Transgender Act A key judgment has been passed by the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. It declared a few clauses of Transgender act 2018 as contrary to Islam. Hence, they will cease to be applicable, whilst the rest of the act will remain applicable.

6th of May 2023, BBC reported that hundreds of women are on hunger strike at an Iraqi prison in the capital Baghdad. They are protesting their incarceration for being part of the Islamic State group, after what they say were unfair trials. The group is said to include foreign nationals from Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Syria, France, Germany and the US. “It is thought about 100 children are also being…