People around the world are protesting the French Senate’s decision to pass two amendments curbing Muslim women’s ability to wear a hijab. The hijab, a headscarf some Muslim women wear, has been a subject of controversy in France for decades. In 2004, students were banned from wearing the hijab in French public schools. Later, in 2010, France banned people from…
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Emmy Freedman is a second-year graduate student at NYU studying journalism and international relations. She graduated from James Madison University in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in history and media arts and design and a minor in music industry. Before making the move to New York, she worked as a web editor at NBC29 in Charlottesville, Va. When she's not snooping around for a story, you can find her walking dogs all over Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Photo: The AstraZeneca vaccine will now come with a warning label. Credit: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/after-reports-blood-clots-some-countries-pause-use-astrazeneca-covid-n1260888 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French Prime Minister Jean Castex are rolling up their sleeves to receive their first jabs of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in an effort to restore public trust in it. A handful of patients reported experiencing blood clots after getting their AstraZeneca coronavirus…
As more people continue to struggle due to the coronavirus, politicians in New York City and Europe are incorporating the idea of a universal basic income into their platforms. And with stimulus checks still held up in the U.S. Congress, what once felt like a pipe dream of ultra-left candidates is increasingly being seen as a feasible policy option by…
Nonessential Travel to Return this Summer as Vaccine Certificates Created
As COVID-19 cases plummet in some parts of the world, 2021 is shaping up to be a hot vaccinated girl summer. The European Union announced last week that it will reopen its borders to nonessential travel this summer, welcoming in eager tourists who have received the necessary jabs. The summer travel season traditionally begins Memorial Day weekend and, after a…