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SOAS Spirit Society Spotlight: The Writers Society

SOAS Spirit Society Spotlight: The Writers Society

By Hiba Ul-hasan, BA History In this issue, we present to you another society spotlight: the SOAS Writers Society. Although it is only in its second year of operation, the society already has a vibrant and diverse community. Among SOAS’s many literary societies, you will find the Writers Society.

The SOAS World Development Society

By Afreen Ahmed, BA International Relations On the SOAS campus there are many societies that are committed to not only providing a close-knit community space but also an educational insight into the world around us. Such societies allow students from certain undergraduate or postgraduate degrees to build upon their previous

Anti-Zionism in Israeli Society: An Interview with a Friend

By Jacob Winter With Israel’s invasion and occupation of the Gaza Strip continuing well into its 103rd day (as of the writing of this article), people have continued to take to the streets across the world to protest what is being referred to as a genocide of Palestinians at

Israel’s War on Education

Israel’s War on Education

By Amelia Casey-Rerhaye, Senior Foreign Affairs Editor On the morning of January 18th, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) levelled Israa University. A drone video published by Israeli media outlets captures the destruction of the last standing university in the Gaza Strip, which was eradicated by 315 mines detonated in and

Media Manipulation: The State of Jordanian Journalism

Media Manipulation: The State of Jordanian Journalism

By Amelia Casey-Rerhaye, Senior Foreign Affairs Editor On a chilly evening in December, I meet my friend for dinner in Amman. My head is spinning after spending all day trying to write an article in Arabic for a university assignment. She asks me about my day so I pose the

Smoked

Smoked

By Aditya Mishra, BA/BSc Social Science, Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year What happened? On 13th December 2023, in tribute to the 2001 Parliament attacks, the lawmakers led a tribute and paid their respect to all those who had died. That’s when a smoke canister was thrown into

A diva is the female version of a hustler…

A diva is the female version of a hustler…

By Amran Abdiqadir-Mohamed, BA Global Development and Social Anthropology Is what Beyonce said as she released the superhero movie Renaissance. Ways to describe the film- intense, out of this world, iconic… a genuine religious experience. Having said all of that, when I left the screening I turned to my friend