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Ahmed ’27: We need to love men
By Shayyan Ahmed | September 9What does it mean to be a good man? Masculine and dominant? Playful and caring?
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Ahmed ’27: NYC is so last decade. You should work abroad instead.
By Shayyan Ahmed | April 16Over the past two weeks, I’ve had the pleasure — if you can call it that — of attending a series of consulting career events on campus. Every student I met seemed exceptionally eager and their questions to the recruiters were practically dripping with their anxious sweat. How’s the work culture? ...
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Ahmed ’27: Brown’s universal need-blind policy won’t reach Asia
By Shayyan Ahmed | April 6At Brown, the dream of diversity has in many ways been realized. The University’s student body boasts an incredible range of cultures, nationalities and socioeconomic backgrounds. Its need-blind policy for domestic students has ensured that financial constraints do not prevent talented individuals ...
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Ahmed ’27: Kids can teach us more than you think
By Shayyan Ahmed | March 13A baby’s piercing wail on a long flight, a toddler launching an assault of questions and a fifth grader unapologetically picking their nose — it’s no question that children have tested our patience countless times. But while kids can surely generate occasional frustration, the positivity and community ...
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Ahmed ’27: What the American LGBTQ+ movement needs to learn from Thailand
By Shayyan Ahmed | February 27Pad thai, tom yum and green curry are all Thai recipes that we know and love. But Thailand’s most notable recipe has gone unnoticed: Its formula for success in progressive politics. Just last year, Thailand legalized same-sex marriage in a triumphant victory, a historic first for Southeast Asia. This ...
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Ahmed ’27: Activism has a race problem
By Shayyan Ahmed | February 10Odds are the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the current global conflicts are either the war in Ukraine or the war in Gaza. Less likely to be brought up is Sudan, where the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis is unfolding, unknown to most of the Western world. So where are the marches ...
