Jaami Al-Choudhury, Author at The Oxford Blue

Our regular image for the Diaries of a Thought Son column, a castle with a flying bookmark featuring the LGBT flag.

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Diaries of a Thought Son: “I’m (almost) feeling 22”

by Jaami Al-Choudhury October 26, 2025October 26, 2025

An oxford building in the background, a book in front with a LGBTQ pride flag as a bookmark. It is a symbol for queer academia.

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Diaries of a Thought Son: ‘Amman ya jameela- عمان يا جميلة’

by Jaami Al-Choudhury June 9, 2025June 8, 2025

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‘Is it better to speak or to die?’: Diaries of a Thought Son

by Jaami Al-Choudhury May 7, 2025May 6, 2025

Wytham Woods: Oxford’s natural laboratory

Jaami Al-ChoudhuryOct 29, 20254 min read

A vibrant green forest with a sloping ground.

Oxford’s woodlands provide a refuge from academic life, but also function as a resource for scientific study. Hannah Smith explores how Wytham Woods, Oxford’s most…

LIVER ACHE

Jaami Al-ChoudhuryOct 29, 20252 min read

‘Smoking someone else’s straight, now they want my secrets in exchange.’ Anna Stibbe’s poem about hazy nights out.

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s “Iron Lady”?

Jaami Al-ChoudhuryOct 28, 20256 min read

Melissa Eddon After weeks of political upheaval in Japanese politics, Sanae Takaichi has become the new Prime Minister. The resignation of former PM Shigeru Ishiba…

Luddite Renaissance: A Case for Limiting Laptops in the Classroom

Jaami Al-ChoudhuryOct 28, 20257 min read

A picture of people in a library common room. Everyone is looking at their phones.

“Laptops are Janus-faced things. They are at once enhancers and detractors of learning.” Noah Petts argues for the limiting of laptops in the classroom. Image…