​The COVID-19 pandemic has hugely influenced the ways in which the American voting public is approaching the presidential election, including the methods with which they vote - where they will fill out their ballot and how they will submit it. It is expected that there will be a "historic level" of people voting by mail this November (according to election officials) as states adjusting voting methods amid the concerns circulating about potential COVID transmissions at polling places.

Written 02.08.2020 for a client on iWriter 

This article explores the issues in Iraq's approach to the problem of child marriage, and how it can be compared to the acceptance of paedophilia 

​Despite the presence of some laws against child marriage, in Iraq, it is a frequently used practice that leaves many young girls at risk. Iraq's Personal Status Law (enacted in 1959) states that you must be over 18 to be legally married. However, more than 1/5 marriages are under the legal age. The laws are not being enforced due to the extreme destabilization that conflict has caused to the region - state institutions have been weakened, and therefore do not have the resources to effectively manage and curb the growth of child marriage. The growth of child marriage is effectively normalizing the practice of child paedophilia.