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Written by Ahmed Can Sever; Iris Brown; Samir Chowdhary-Fitton; Sigitas Botvycius; Wagena de Tommasi. For the past two weeks, heads of state and government have descended on New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly to address the international community, speaking not only about their own countries, but
Opinion
Written by Midnight Adams, MSc Humanitarianism, Aid and Conflict. Amelia Dimoldenberg’s recent event on the future of digital media at the Southbank Centre in London proved that even the current kings and queens of the digital world are uncertain about its future. The selection of panellists was at best
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"My boyfriend posts political infographics on his Instagram story all the time…but refuses to post me." Dear Reader, My sincerest apologies that you have been put in this scenario. It can be tough dating a guy who refuses to post you. I often hear the infuriating excuses:
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"Both movements normalise the idea that certain groups are inherently ‘other’, justifying exclusion and violence."
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“I think we'll all be grateful to Bad Bunny until the day we die”
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“Periods, however, are not a choice”
Sport and Societies
"When the car manages to act reliably enough to run however, there is the problem that it is simply slow."
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“If you feel uncertain and never attend, then we will never have the opportunity to prove your fears wrong.”
“Having aimed for a gold medal, Ilia Malinin walked away with 8th place, his head in his hands and a potentially redundant Instagram username.”
Written by Amy Kan, Co-deputy Editor, BA International Relations and Japanese In true SOAS Spirit fashion, I write this article a day before print. My nostalgia is high for this final release of the 2025-26 academic year. After eagerly responding to an Instagram post in January 2023 with
“The hardest state to govern is not a nation, but oneself.”
"It is a peace reliant on social cryptomnesia, and codified into law that then frames conflict as territorial integrity whilst disguising ethnic cleansings"
Written by Zafeera Abdoola, International News Section Editor, BA Global Development and Politics Not long ago, the internet was convinced we were losing girlhood. With small children rushing through the aisles of Sephora and glow-up tutorials produced by little girls, it seemed to many that we were losing an
"Until very recently, China was seen as the enemy of Western society. How has this flipped so fast?"
"With a recession on the horizon, short-form content and streaming platforms are dominating the viewing experience."
"Cultural expression and practising faith are not mutually exclusive."
“Without centring the experiences of sexual assault victims, transparency risks becoming yet another mechanism through which their suffering is exposed rather than remedied.”
“Not being able to speak the language of my ethnic heritage was never a looming problem when it came to understanding my own identity, until I came to SOAS and met so many others who shared a similar ethnic background to me.”
“It is in these very moments of despair that we should rely upon the strength and support that hope can engender.”