<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Clio]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Clio]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/blog-new-beginnings</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:26:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[OLDPiNKERA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Made by: Ibraam Haider - Ibraam Haider is a creative based in Islamabad. His interests include writing poems, scripts, and stories, painting and drawing, taking photos, making short films, documentaries, and stop-motion animated shorts, and eating tiramisu.]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/oldpinkera</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fbf4d3f4b0389e41d33ea7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:13:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_5f3052b40e6c4442bf48ae201de3ff0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth, protest and law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Jeammie Taonga Chakulya Young people are tired of being told to wait their turn. Around the world, youths are stepping into the streets not because it is fashionable, but because silence has stopped working. When systems feel slow, unequal, or unresponsive, protests becomes more than a right, it becomes a language of survival. Yet the moment young voices grow louder, the law often steps in with restrictions, permits, and warnings. This creates a tension many youth understand...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/youth-protest-and-law</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fbf1d44f7ebdc9f6a44af3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:05:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Altered routes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Jo Tam “Did you know flights towards Europe are now passing through the North Pole to reach their destination? That takes a hell lot more time, don’t you think?” With wild, startled eyes, I dragged my gaze across the room to my sister, who voiced those words with a twitch at the corner of her mouth. Outside our window was the vast night sky, my sister’s screen reflected on the glass. Flight booking websites, I saw, casting a glaring shade of light upon the dim void, like a stark...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/altered-routes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f758df5caf4ed272b79296</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[free]]></title><description><![CDATA[Made by: Andrea Lastimosa]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/_free</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f75ba690b4365cb865907a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_06c0fc5c6f98448c8c1c87a989808ec9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[stability/safety/home/escape/belonging DENIED]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artwork by: Vee]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/stability-safety-home-escape-belonging-denied</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f75b196d919e5ce86aaae1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_88fb31e239b64f5a93d4d0d0570d7c6c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear April]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Fatima Omer 	America and Iran sat on one table after decades. Pakistan reached a new level of significance in modern geopolitics. Israel and Lebanon had a ceasefire, which Israel violated on the very day of announcement. Samud flotilla started sailing for Gaza, got intercepted. Oil crisis led to numerous countries imposing policies like fuel rationing and remote working. Assassination attempt in Whitehouse gathering. 	Dear April, you began with hopes for peace like the sun rising...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/dear-april</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f759c6052f8e649380f6be</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sanay Na Tayo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Alessandra Joelle There is an obvious contradiction in longing for the better while settling for less. In a country burdened with recurring struggles, this silence between us becomes deafening. We wish for bravery, and yet the moment it stands before us—we turn away. We constantly demand for accountability, yet excuse complacency. Why is it that the very courage we long for becomes something we resist when it asks something from us? Why do we deny what we have always claimed to...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/sanay-na-tayo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f7596190b4365cb8658bda</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stronger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written and made by: Supreeta]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/stronger</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f75aa7052f8e649380f854</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_71db10c266d041669be64b768dfe65d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[America’s Progression]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Claire Bizzell America has progressed. Not in a positive way. Not in a way of social love and equality. Not in the way we should be progressing. No, America has progressed in a way of apathy. We have bombed the innocents, And the majority of our country couldn’t care less. They share the posts glorifying real life tragedies, Mocking and laughing at people who, at their core, Are no different than them. America may be progressing in many ways, But we need to progress in compassion....]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/america-s-progression</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991dcf6ca3fdc1dfe145f65</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:50:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elegy for a Stranger I Loved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Alessandra Joelle Art by: Andrea Lastimosa 	There is a particular kind of grief that does not belong to us, yet settles into our bodies as if it does. It arrives quietly—through interviews watched at midnight, through cracked voices on stage, through lyrics that confess pain we have never lived but somehow recognize. Known as ‘parasocial grief’, a borrowed mourning, where the fan processes their own unresolved trauma by tending to the visible wounds of an artist. We do not grieve...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/elegy-for-a-stranger-i-loved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991af28766c6b5d649977b6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:39:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_e370729f77f44b13ac4e109f429cb26c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Made by: Supreeta]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/the-brain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991ac97f0131a3b550cac16</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:23:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_092c850b8e8f4081bf24041627592eb7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on Hijab; Act of Secularism or Discrimination ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Fatima Omer Artwork by: Vee The Austrian parliament, on 11 th  December 2025, formally imposed a ban on hijab for Muslim girls under the age of 14. Repeated non-compliance with the rule would lead to a fine up to €800. This law is to be enforced from next September, the beginning of new school year. Since this law is neither new nor one of its kind, international society is once again riddled with the question: How could a piece of clothing become so problematic? A similar law in...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/ban-on-hijab-act-of-secularism-or-discrimination</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991aafaf0131a3b550ca8a9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_201812d2fb8f4be0a125f146e09f681a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[seven dollars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Made by: Andrea Lastimosa I used to be very afraid to get close to people, very afraid to ask people to hang out because I was so scared to be rejected. This year I met a group of people who made me feel especially happy to be around, less afraid. A couple weeks ago, I really wanted to see the Chainsaw Man movie. I fought with myself to ask my friends to see it with me, and ultimately I hit send. Surprisingly to me and probably unsurprisingly to everyone else, they immediately asked time and...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/seven-dollars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694ce2c100b0d11d888acfa9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:09:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_581919c7acda4d4f8577dcae281d59b9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[256 GB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written and made by: Alessandra Joelle It was April 15th when I first got my first digital camera—a small, gold camera, accompanied by a 256gb memory card—I remember thinking that the number felt excessive, that 256 gb was meant for someone with a fuller life than mine. I didn’t know then that the year would slowly lean into me, that my hands would learn the weight of documenting without intention. The memory filled itself gently, with moments I didn’t recognize as important until they were...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/256-gb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694ce193922cfc9569317c55</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:07:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_8b0aeebb6ae5499991d0ee82e822522d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[D&#38;D: Dumb &#38; Dumber but not alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Made by: Vee This year has been interesting and heavy, and being a very small girl with very big problems I didn't truly think I would even survive my own mind by the time my birthday in November came. As I was thinking about my journey this year through a mass that is brain fog and dissociation, I realised that even with stress and burnout, I still felt the light through the heaviest days. I remember times I had panic attacks and felt numb all day long for weeks but then the message would...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/d-d-dumb-dumber-but-not-alone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694ce0fa00b0d11d888acbe9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:01:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_88b68dbf550f483f95d16cabbf1e535c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written and made by: Supreeta]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/memories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694cdfe1922cfc95693178ef</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/119a47_6b2e97f88d9b4b3bb10d4ab6ac5441ea~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slipping through my fingers all the time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Fatima Studying for my test on WW1, my mother's voice caught my attention. “The annual Karachi book fair is from 18-22 December. Fatima, start preparing your list.” In a moment, Serbian nationalist groups and Archduke Ferdinand’s visit to Bosnia got pushed back and only one thought became prominent: It’s December again. December, a symbol of conclusion, a time not only to rewind but also prepare. A month that makes you ask yourself, “Did I do enough?” So to answer the same, I...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/slipping-through-my-fingers-all-the-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694cdecf65160a8860a86509</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:54:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To My Greatest What If]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Renee Description: An open-letter to my former best friend. My greatest what-if, the one I lost. To my greatest what if, Hey, How are you? Another year is about to pass again, And here I am, still writing another open-letter for you.  I’m still thinking about you. After all these years. It’s been almost a decade since we last talked, I think. And I’m still here. Thinking about you. I wonder if you’re thinking about me too? Probably not. And I understand. It’s okay, really. What’s...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/to-my-greatest-what-if</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694cde5a00b0d11d888ac6c8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:50:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unformidable Piano]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Sage Alister In the corner of a room A vague feeling seemed to bloom This self loathing that used to consume An unknown force that made me fume This moment in which I thought I had escaped Yet always came back, I am played by fate After hours, this little child began to agitate What started as comfort felt to be unsafe Yet a faint, calm, and serene melody plays Somewhere near a familiar hallway A strong rhythm that leads me astray Arriving at the destination, hoping it won't prey...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/unformidable-piano</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694cde1c00b0d11d888ac63f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:48:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrophobia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Jo Tam A wish proved luxury, the urge to halt the showers Strenuous runaways from cosmic dust to drop the fright Astrophobia, an illness adorned with wonders How could a girl, in her frail power, peel each crashing star from its might? A long path stretched for loneliness to hit closure Marked my map like a chessboard, still yet to be clean And abruptly they jumped off cliffs to pen new chapters Shoved me beneath the black yonder to be obscene I dashed despite my straining legs...]]></description><link>https://thecliomag.wixstudio.com/theclio/post/astrophobia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694cdd2f922cfc9569317358</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:45:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thecliomag</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>