Gender Reassignment and Underinsurance
For many transgender people, gender reassignment surgery can bring a plethora of positive changes. Gender dysphoria causes psychological...
Fatima Nadeem (UWindsor ‘19)
Fatima Nadeem (UWindsor ‘19)
I'm a senior at the University of Windsor, where I enjoy writing for HCXO and being the Publicity and Marketing Director. I appreciate puns, americanos, and birds of the eupatria species. In my free time I love to advocate for minorities, people of color, as well as anyone else that needs their voice to be heard.
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Colourism in Muslim Societies
Growing up in a conservative Pakistani society meant being exposed to “whitening creams” such as Fair and Lovely and hearing women in...
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Black Patients & Vaccine Distrust
Vaccine distrust is often rooted in the infamous Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine study linked to autism, along with the distrust...
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How Medicine Fails Indigenous Peoples
Systemic racism and a lack of quality care for Native Americans and Indigenous peoples in Canada are significant issues in medicine. Aside...
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The Death Penalty Needs to Go
You may have heard about Lisa Montgomery, an inmate who received a lethal injection, and was executed for murder charges. Montgomery was...
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Closing the Door to 2020
2020 was definitely not an easy year. The beginning of the year was marked by the dreadful Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crash...
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Ways to Make the Holidays More Inclusive
Christmas is such a fun and festive season that many of us desperately need during these dark and gloomy months spent at home due to COVID-...
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Let's Talk About ICE Detention Facilities
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement run overcrowded and unsanitary conditions for migrant detention facilities in the United...
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Let’s Talk About Uighur Muslims
The Chinese government started setting up detention camps to suppress the Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, China. Around 1 million Uighurs have...
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Why It’s Important to Support Women of Colour in STEM
Gender bias coupled with racial bias is a toxic combination which adversely affects Women of Colour (WOC) in Western communities. WOC in...
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Blackfishing and Tanning
Blackfishing is a trend that involves White girls trying to pass as Black (posting pictures with darker-toned skin and curly hair). A...
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BLM and Individuals Who Still Need Justice
Recently, several news outlets have started highlighting the Black Lives Matter movement and the doings of corrupt and unjust cops. These...
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Why the “To Sacrifice My Life for Pakistan” Trend May Be Racist
We’ve all seen the trend on TikTok recently that involves a bunch of kids talking about their goals and expressing their patriotic...
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Ways to be More Culturally Competent
Every nation has diversity because many individuals come from unique backgrounds; this diversity is a major strength. However, some...
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Systemic Racism in Medicine
The patient-physician relationship is a sacred one. As such, physicians are required to treat patients respectfully and keep their...
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Let’s Talk About Performative Allyship
Performative allyship is a problem in today’s day and age. This term refers to individuals who are not from marginalized groups who profess...
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Managing Your Mental Health During a Pandemic
With the COVID-19 pandemic still an on-going and very important concern in society right now, there is also major change in lifestyle and...
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How to Be an Effective Ally to the BLM Movement
With the recent police brutality murders and the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other Black men who have lost their...
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Summer To-Do List
During the school year, most of us have to-do lists full of assignments, projects, coffee dates, and several other commitments that need to...
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Dealing With Your Monthly Friend
Getting your period can be a painful time of the month for some of us – the pain can range in intensity from dull to extreme cramps. The...
