(BBC news) BOY CHARGED OVER QUAMARI SERUNKUMA-BARNES STAB DEATH
A teenager has been charged with murder after 15 year old Quamari was stabbed near his school in north-west London. Quamari was attacked in Doyle Gardens around 3:30pm on Monday while making his way home from school. The suspect of his murder is also 15, but cannot be named.
The post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a "haemorrhage and a stab wound to the chest".
(The Guardian) TEENAGER ARRESTED AFTER PUPIL STABBED TO DEATH OUTSIDE LONDON SCHOOL
A 15 year old boy hasn't been arrested on suspicion of murder after a boy of the same age was stabbed outside a north-west London school. Quamari was attacked while waiting at a bus stop at about 3:30pm on Monday, shortly after the end of the school day at Capital City Academy. According to a family friend he was threatened at a bus stop and his assailant chased him as he fled towards the school for safety. The motive for the attack is not yet known.
These are both the same stories yet told differently. The guardian seem to care about the boy a lot more than the BBC does. Either way, no one should be carrying knives with them at all. It is dangerous. This has representations of issues of knife crime and age.
Saturday, 28 January 2017
Stacey Dooley
Girls, Guns and ISIS
In this documentary, Stacey goes on a journey to meet ladies who have previoulsy been held captive by ISIS. They are Yazidi followers which ISIS believed they worship the devil. They were raped, torchered and some murdered being in the hands of ISIS, including a 9 year old girl. These women have come a long way and have now trained to stand on the front line and fight ISIS. Each woman has horrific stories of their struggles. This has representation of age, issues, gender and religion.
In this documentary, Stacey goes on a journey to meet ladies who have previoulsy been held captive by ISIS. They are Yazidi followers which ISIS believed they worship the devil. They were raped, torchered and some murdered being in the hands of ISIS, including a 9 year old girl. These women have come a long way and have now trained to stand on the front line and fight ISIS. Each woman has horrific stories of their struggles. This has representation of age, issues, gender and religion.
Monday, 23 January 2017
Reggie Yate
"Extreme UK: Gay and under attack"
Okay so before I begin talking about this documentary, I have very strong opinions on the LGBT community. I believe that there should be equality for all, no matter what race, religion or sexuality you are. Everyone deserves love and I find it horrible that people won't accept others happiness. We should live in a society where individuals are not afraid to be who they are. So what if you like the same sex? That's your choice in your life and it shouldn't affect anyone's opinions of you. I could go on forever but let's move onto the documentary.
He starts off by going into a south London barber store to meet a black male who has accepted that he is gay. This man has West African parents who are also very religious so he found it hard to accept who he was. His parernts found out about his sexuality through a friend and his father said "pack your bags, I want you out of this house by midnight" and they haven't spoken since. A woman in the store then joined the conversation saying that if her son told her he was gay, she'd have to ask him why. She also said "it would be hard for me to accept that because... gay... I don't even get it". A Muslim man then joined the conversation and he said he would not be able to accept it if his son or daughter was homosexual. He believes that being gay is a choice. A comment from the black male backfired this discussion by saying "If you look at the world today, being gay has never been a good thing, it's never been something easy. Why would anyone at any age wake up today and say i want to be a homosexual so people in the streets can throw rocks at me and so that Ivan be rejected by my family."
Reggie Yate then drives to meet a transgender woman who lives with her mum and nan. She lives in a mostly Asian community and has received nasty comments such as "you f*****g battyman go and die",physical abuse and even death threats. It is totally unacceptable to tell someome to die just because they were not happy being their previous gender. It makes no difference to my life knowing someone is transgender, it is THEIR choice of who they want to be; not what ignorant people in society want them to be.
Later on in the documentary, Reggie meets up with a young Asian man who has admitted to being gay. This may shock a few of you as he was/is a Muslim but he doesn't practise his religion anymore due to him realising he is homosexual. He is forced to keep the location of his student flat a secret due to his families views. His dad believes that any gay person should be killed, stoned to death, including his own son. His mum also said to him "if you had murdered someone, I'd still accept you. But you being gay, I can't accept you for that". His parents assumed that he wasn't possessed and they wanted to get the demons out of him so they performed many exorcisms to try change him. This got very overwhelming and he ended up trying to take his own life in his bedroom.
There are many more other sad stories about how LGBT people feel and it hurts me to think that they're not accepted in societies. Although gay marriage is legalised in the U.K., it doesn't mean that's everyone agrees with it. People still get hated on every single day and it is unfair.
Okay so before I begin talking about this documentary, I have very strong opinions on the LGBT community. I believe that there should be equality for all, no matter what race, religion or sexuality you are. Everyone deserves love and I find it horrible that people won't accept others happiness. We should live in a society where individuals are not afraid to be who they are. So what if you like the same sex? That's your choice in your life and it shouldn't affect anyone's opinions of you. I could go on forever but let's move onto the documentary.
He starts off by going into a south London barber store to meet a black male who has accepted that he is gay. This man has West African parents who are also very religious so he found it hard to accept who he was. His parernts found out about his sexuality through a friend and his father said "pack your bags, I want you out of this house by midnight" and they haven't spoken since. A woman in the store then joined the conversation saying that if her son told her he was gay, she'd have to ask him why. She also said "it would be hard for me to accept that because... gay... I don't even get it". A Muslim man then joined the conversation and he said he would not be able to accept it if his son or daughter was homosexual. He believes that being gay is a choice. A comment from the black male backfired this discussion by saying "If you look at the world today, being gay has never been a good thing, it's never been something easy. Why would anyone at any age wake up today and say i want to be a homosexual so people in the streets can throw rocks at me and so that Ivan be rejected by my family."
Reggie Yate then drives to meet a transgender woman who lives with her mum and nan. She lives in a mostly Asian community and has received nasty comments such as "you f*****g battyman go and die",physical abuse and even death threats. It is totally unacceptable to tell someome to die just because they were not happy being their previous gender. It makes no difference to my life knowing someone is transgender, it is THEIR choice of who they want to be; not what ignorant people in society want them to be.
Later on in the documentary, Reggie meets up with a young Asian man who has admitted to being gay. This may shock a few of you as he was/is a Muslim but he doesn't practise his religion anymore due to him realising he is homosexual. He is forced to keep the location of his student flat a secret due to his families views. His dad believes that any gay person should be killed, stoned to death, including his own son. His mum also said to him "if you had murdered someone, I'd still accept you. But you being gay, I can't accept you for that". His parents assumed that he wasn't possessed and they wanted to get the demons out of him so they performed many exorcisms to try change him. This got very overwhelming and he ended up trying to take his own life in his bedroom.
There are many more other sad stories about how LGBT people feel and it hurts me to think that they're not accepted in societies. Although gay marriage is legalised in the U.K., it doesn't mean that's everyone agrees with it. People still get hated on every single day and it is unfair.
Sunday, 22 January 2017
Stacey Dooley
"My hometown fanatics: Stacey Dooley investigates Muslim extremists"
In this episode, Stacey Dooley goes to visit her hometown, Luton, after not being there for many years. Since she left, Luton has become heavily populated with Muslim and other Asian people.
As she is walking around around the town centre, an extremism march is taking place. Muslim men and women are shouting and holding banners and signs saying "UK go to hell" and "British police go to hell" which I was a bit confused about. If they don't like living in the UK and don't like how the police force is run then why not move somewhere else? However, later on in the show it was revealed that the march was for a situation where a 'terrorists' wife was jailed. The husband bombed Stockholm in 2010, it's been called as a suicide attack. I am still unsure as to why the wife was jailed, I'm assuming she either took part in this attack or at least knew about it. Everyone has a right to protest however I thought that this protest was too extreme.
Stacey tried to talk to one of the women in this march but it turned out that this woman wasn't nice at all. She said to Stacey "this is a message to stop oppression" and Stacey backfired with a comment saying "no real Muslim wants anyone to burn in hell". This started off a heated arguement which then lead to the woman saying "you look naked on the street wearing that dress, who are you trying to seduce", even though her dress was almost floor length and the sleeve stopped at her elbows. I thought this statement was completely wrong, everyone has the right to decide what they wear as it is how they want to present themselves. I understand that muslims believe they should cover up their skin, and in some cases their face, due to their religion but it doesn't mean to say they can be rude to non muslims about what they're wearing.
She then goes around her town and asks both Muslims and non muslims about their views on Islam and how it is preached around Luton. Many extremists had the view of "if you're not a Muslim then you're on your way to hell, all non muslims are destined for hell". It was said that if the land was Muslim then they'd obey it but if it wasn't then they wouldn't. Many men hated on Stacey because she was a non Muslim even though she was trying to understand their religion.
Unfortunately a lot of the Muslim women are scared to go out of their homes because people stare at them and make comments about their religious clothing. One man shouted "take off your mask" at a young Muslim girl.
This video really made me upset as to how extreme muslims radicalise children from such a young age. I think that all religions should live in peace and harmony with each other so we can celebrate cultural and religious differences. Everyone needs to drop stereotypes of all religions and they actually need to try and understand why a religion is the way it is. It must be horrible to be judged on a daily basis because of what you're wearing and especially when other make harsh comments about it.
In this episode, Stacey Dooley goes to visit her hometown, Luton, after not being there for many years. Since she left, Luton has become heavily populated with Muslim and other Asian people.
As she is walking around around the town centre, an extremism march is taking place. Muslim men and women are shouting and holding banners and signs saying "UK go to hell" and "British police go to hell" which I was a bit confused about. If they don't like living in the UK and don't like how the police force is run then why not move somewhere else? However, later on in the show it was revealed that the march was for a situation where a 'terrorists' wife was jailed. The husband bombed Stockholm in 2010, it's been called as a suicide attack. I am still unsure as to why the wife was jailed, I'm assuming she either took part in this attack or at least knew about it. Everyone has a right to protest however I thought that this protest was too extreme.
Stacey tried to talk to one of the women in this march but it turned out that this woman wasn't nice at all. She said to Stacey "this is a message to stop oppression" and Stacey backfired with a comment saying "no real Muslim wants anyone to burn in hell". This started off a heated arguement which then lead to the woman saying "you look naked on the street wearing that dress, who are you trying to seduce", even though her dress was almost floor length and the sleeve stopped at her elbows. I thought this statement was completely wrong, everyone has the right to decide what they wear as it is how they want to present themselves. I understand that muslims believe they should cover up their skin, and in some cases their face, due to their religion but it doesn't mean to say they can be rude to non muslims about what they're wearing.
She then goes around her town and asks both Muslims and non muslims about their views on Islam and how it is preached around Luton. Many extremists had the view of "if you're not a Muslim then you're on your way to hell, all non muslims are destined for hell". It was said that if the land was Muslim then they'd obey it but if it wasn't then they wouldn't. Many men hated on Stacey because she was a non Muslim even though she was trying to understand their religion.
Unfortunately a lot of the Muslim women are scared to go out of their homes because people stare at them and make comments about their religious clothing. One man shouted "take off your mask" at a young Muslim girl.
This video really made me upset as to how extreme muslims radicalise children from such a young age. I think that all religions should live in peace and harmony with each other so we can celebrate cultural and religious differences. Everyone needs to drop stereotypes of all religions and they actually need to try and understand why a religion is the way it is. It must be horrible to be judged on a daily basis because of what you're wearing and especially when other make harsh comments about it.
Saturday, 21 January 2017
Weekly news
ISTANBUL MASS KILLER WHO SLAUGHTERED 39 PEOPLE IN NEW YEARS EVE CLUB ATTACK WAS SENT 3 WOMEN BY ISIS AS A REWARD (source : daily mail)
The Istanbul night club killer, Abdulkadir Mashaipov, was sent three women by ISIS as a reward for the massacre in a night club on New Year's Eve, killing 39 people. Authorities have identified him as being from Uzbekistan and trained in Afghanistan to carry out the attack from ISIS.
In some sections of Islam, it is understood that those who die in the name of God are gifted with 72 virgins upon reaching heaven.
Some resources have said that the Istanbul shooter received orders directly from the main station of ISIS in Syria. It is to be believeed that the original target was istanbuls famous Taksim Square however he said it didn't seem possible due to instense security measures. He then found a new target (The Reina Night Club) and suggested that to his handler, who approved.
This article has representations of gender, religion and issues of terrorist attacks and sex slavery. Personally, I think that this is a very sensitive subject due to stereotypes of Muslims and Islamic people. ISIS say they are doing these attacks in the name of God/Allah however I don't see what they gain from murdering innocent people? Religion just confuses me.
The Istanbul night club killer, Abdulkadir Mashaipov, was sent three women by ISIS as a reward for the massacre in a night club on New Year's Eve, killing 39 people. Authorities have identified him as being from Uzbekistan and trained in Afghanistan to carry out the attack from ISIS.
In some sections of Islam, it is understood that those who die in the name of God are gifted with 72 virgins upon reaching heaven.
Some resources have said that the Istanbul shooter received orders directly from the main station of ISIS in Syria. It is to be believeed that the original target was istanbuls famous Taksim Square however he said it didn't seem possible due to instense security measures. He then found a new target (The Reina Night Club) and suggested that to his handler, who approved.
This article has representations of gender, religion and issues of terrorist attacks and sex slavery. Personally, I think that this is a very sensitive subject due to stereotypes of Muslims and Islamic people. ISIS say they are doing these attacks in the name of God/Allah however I don't see what they gain from murdering innocent people? Religion just confuses me.
Saturday, 14 January 2017
weekly news
STOLEN BABY FOUND ALIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA 18 YEARS ON (source: BBC news)
A girl stolen as a newborn from a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, has been found alive in South Carolina after more than 18years.
Kamiyah Mobley was abducted in July 1998. She was only 8 hours old when she was taken by a woman pretending to be a health care worker at the University Medical Centre, now known as UF Health Jacksonville. The woman told Kamiyah's mother that her baby had a fever and needed to be checked. She then took the baby out of the room and disappeared.
Authorities in South Carolina have charged Gloria Williams with kidnapping after recieving over 2,500 tips including her whereabouts and images.
Similarly on the 27th of February 2015, a South African woman appeared in court as she kidnapped a baby in Cape Town and kept it for 17 years. The woman and her husband were arrested after Beijing found guilty. She was charged with kidnapping, fraud and contravening the Children's act, as she pretended she was the biological mother of that child.
The girls biological parents were reunited with their daughter after she was enrolled in the same school as her sister. After seeing how much they looked alike, the biological family invited the girl for coffee and the contacted the police. DNA tests confirmed the identity of the girl was their missing daughter.
I think it is disgraceful that someome can easily steal someone's child, whether it was newborn or a toddler or a child of any age. It is unfair on both the mother and the father who have unconditional love for their child. It is said that having kids is one of the best things you can do in life as they make you happy but imagine someone taking your happiness away that easily. It's heartbreaking to hear and to see stories of children being kidnapped. Especially if it's a toddler or older and being taken away from their family would make them terrified. Another story that is worldwide is about young Madeline McCann who has been missing for over 10 years yet her parents never stopped looking for her. It's horrible how messed up some people's minds are to be able to steal someone's child. This also shows that it happens globally, not in just one area.
This represents issues of child theft.
A girl stolen as a newborn from a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, has been found alive in South Carolina after more than 18years.
Kamiyah Mobley was abducted in July 1998. She was only 8 hours old when she was taken by a woman pretending to be a health care worker at the University Medical Centre, now known as UF Health Jacksonville. The woman told Kamiyah's mother that her baby had a fever and needed to be checked. She then took the baby out of the room and disappeared.
Authorities in South Carolina have charged Gloria Williams with kidnapping after recieving over 2,500 tips including her whereabouts and images.
Similarly on the 27th of February 2015, a South African woman appeared in court as she kidnapped a baby in Cape Town and kept it for 17 years. The woman and her husband were arrested after Beijing found guilty. She was charged with kidnapping, fraud and contravening the Children's act, as she pretended she was the biological mother of that child.
The girls biological parents were reunited with their daughter after she was enrolled in the same school as her sister. After seeing how much they looked alike, the biological family invited the girl for coffee and the contacted the police. DNA tests confirmed the identity of the girl was their missing daughter.
I think it is disgraceful that someome can easily steal someone's child, whether it was newborn or a toddler or a child of any age. It is unfair on both the mother and the father who have unconditional love for their child. It is said that having kids is one of the best things you can do in life as they make you happy but imagine someone taking your happiness away that easily. It's heartbreaking to hear and to see stories of children being kidnapped. Especially if it's a toddler or older and being taken away from their family would make them terrified. Another story that is worldwide is about young Madeline McCann who has been missing for over 10 years yet her parents never stopped looking for her. It's horrible how messed up some people's minds are to be able to steal someone's child. This also shows that it happens globally, not in just one area.
This represents issues of child theft.
Sunday, 8 January 2017
Weekly news
TILIKUM THE SEAWORLD ORCA FROM BLACKFISH DOCUMENTARY DIES AGE 36 (source: the sun)
Tilikum is an Orca whale that is mostly known for killing a SeaWorld trainer, Dawn Brancheau, in 2010. The trainer was interacting with Tilikun before a live audience at SeaWorld Orlando when he pulled her from a platform by her am and held her under the water. An autopsy report said that she drowned but also suffered severe trauma, including multiple fractures.
Theme park officials said that Tilikum died but they didn't reveal the cause of his death. The statement given had said that Tilikum faced serious health problems. SeaWorld president and CEO, Joel Manby, said "Tilikum had, and will continue to have, a special place in the hearts of the SeaWorld family, as well as the millions of people all over the world that he inspired".
The Blackfish documentary is about "The story of Tilikum, a captive killer whale that has taken the lives of several people, underscores problems within the sea-park industry, man's relationship to nature, and how little has been learned about these highly intelligent mammals." The documentary argued that killer whales, when in captivity, become more aggressive towards humans and also each other. After the documentary aired at film festivals and on TV, many entertainers pulled out of planned performances at SeaWorld. Many animal rights activists increased their demonstrations outside the parks. In March, SeaWorld CEO saw that the publics attitude had changed about keeping killer whales captive and so the company would end its orca breeding programme. (The documentary is on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in case any of you wanted to watch it).
Tilikum is an Orca whale that is mostly known for killing a SeaWorld trainer, Dawn Brancheau, in 2010. The trainer was interacting with Tilikun before a live audience at SeaWorld Orlando when he pulled her from a platform by her am and held her under the water. An autopsy report said that she drowned but also suffered severe trauma, including multiple fractures.
Theme park officials said that Tilikum died but they didn't reveal the cause of his death. The statement given had said that Tilikum faced serious health problems. SeaWorld president and CEO, Joel Manby, said "Tilikum had, and will continue to have, a special place in the hearts of the SeaWorld family, as well as the millions of people all over the world that he inspired".
The Blackfish documentary is about "The story of Tilikum, a captive killer whale that has taken the lives of several people, underscores problems within the sea-park industry, man's relationship to nature, and how little has been learned about these highly intelligent mammals." The documentary argued that killer whales, when in captivity, become more aggressive towards humans and also each other. After the documentary aired at film festivals and on TV, many entertainers pulled out of planned performances at SeaWorld. Many animal rights activists increased their demonstrations outside the parks. In March, SeaWorld CEO saw that the publics attitude had changed about keeping killer whales captive and so the company would end its orca breeding programme. (The documentary is on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in case any of you wanted to watch it).
After watching the documentary over a year ago, I've realised that it's unfair to keep wild animals in such contained spaces for human pleasure and enjoyment. The Atlantic Ocean itself covers 106,460,000 squared kilometres and that's only one ocean. Big wild animals such as Tilikum need a vast amount of space considering the average whale size is 22 feet and 11,800 pounds. SeaWorld confines orcas, who could swim up to 100 miles a day in the wild. Studies show they would need to swim 1,208 laps around the perimeter of the tank or 3105 lengths back and forth to equal what they'd swim in the wild.
Also, for any animals that are kept in captivity or confined spaces are most likely to have a premature death which may lead to why some animals are becoming extinct. Some animals are also known to bite the iron bars and concrete due to stress, anxiety and boredom which shows those animals go through a lot of mental breakdowns and pressures as they are kept in such small spaces. There are many other reasons as to why it is cruel to keep such large animals, or any animals in captivity.
This is a representation of an issue of keeping animals in captivity.
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