Ahelee Rahman
Ahelee Rahman is a university student.
Opinion
Religion
What Eid means to me as a second-generation migrant – and how I got my friends to understand it
As a second-generation migrant I can sometimes feel caught between two cultures. This weekend, Eid is a time to better understand, reflect and consider who I am and what matters to me.
- by Ahelee Rahman
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Opinion
VCE
Forget the 50: Why VCE students can be proud without the top score
Let’s think about the language that we use around the VCE, and how it both influences and reflects our attitudes.
- by Ahelee Rahman
Opinion
VCE
VCE whiplash: From ‘don’t worry’ to the most stressful time of our lives
If the VCE is a marathon, parents are the volunteers, cheering their Year 12s onto the next mile, handing out cups of water and snacks.
- by Ahelee Rahman
Opinion
Australia votes
‘What are we voting for?’ too many young people are asking
Why is it that out of all the people I know, only a handful are actively engaged in politics?
- by Ahelee Rahman
Opinion
International Women's Day
Breaking gender bias is a learning experience
When reading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, I remember stopping when Mr Darcy explains the high standards he has for women and the skills he expects them to possess. What also stopped me in my tracks was how little things have changed.
- by Ahelee Rahman
Opinion
VCE
To my fellow year 12s: 2022 is the year of cautious optimism
If there is one thing that the pandemic has taught us – nothing is a given. And as challenging as it was to learn that lesson over and over again; it allowed us to grow as people.
- by Ahelee Rahman
Opinion
Education
Student voice key to improving subjects
All too often students are left out of key conversations and decisions that directly affect their educational outcomes and futures.
- by Ahelee Rahman
Opinion
Education
Students deserve better on vaccinations
VCE students are struggling with the instability of a pandemic and remote learning while missing important academic and social benchmarks. If vaccines are the solution, why are they reaching us so late?
- by Ahelee Rahman
Opinion
First Person Pandemic
When going ‘back to school’ means freedom and friendship
It wasn’t until this year when we went into the third, fourth and fifth lockdowns that I realised how much we missed when we were being taught remotely.
- by Ahelee Rahman
Opinion
Political leadership
Is honest and transparent leadership too much to ask for?
As a high school student, the inability of our national leaders to give us something more than vague political showmanship when we ask about plans for the future is particularly disorientating.
- by Ahelee Rahman
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/by/ahelee-rahman-p4ywbd