Over time, it became clear to me that I want to write a Global Politics EE, since it would enable me to maintain my curiosity with politics of rape in unstable regions over a sustained period of time. I undertook some research about ISIS, rape as a weapon, the religions involved in Iraq through online reports and articles alongside human rights books to prepare me for our first meeting. However, the foremost challenge I faced was that it’s morally difficult to read about this topic whilst maintaining the level of sensitivity it requires and not being dehumanised to this issue by treating it as a general occurrence. Additionally, having a research question that is too broad poses another challenge because it requires a further in-depth reading of material that may not be incorporated in the end whilst simultaneously creating a feeling of unease in my mind, since I had expected to have the research question finalised by this point.
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