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Hidden Disabilities at SOAS

Hidden Disabilities at SOAS

Hannah Smith, BA International Relations and Arabic When entering the SOAS campus, you may have noticed the signs informing us that it is disability history month. These hard-to-miss posters seem to represent a wider strategy at this university: projecting an image of inclusivity whilst concealing a vastly different reality. To

Dinner table conversations

A poem By Polina Isangulova, Introduction to Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities ‘Papa?’ ‘Yes, child.’ ‘What is progress?’ ‘Well, it’s taking something old or broken and making it better.’ ‘Like painting pretty things on blank paper? Is that progress?’ ‘Yes, exactly.’ ‘And how people in the olden days needed

Turning tragedy into triumph: Sir David Attenborough’s contribution to changing generational views on climate change

By Anisah Islam, BA Global Liberal Arts Climate change is a controversial topic, one which can be described as causing a divide in society as some argue it is not real. However, the UK’s national treasure and climate advocate Sir David Attenborough, would disagree, he has been voicing his

V&A African Fashion Exhbition

V&A African Fashion Exhbition

By Carlotta Rose Busetto, BA Chinese For the first time since its opening in 1852, the V&A is holding an exhibition entirely dedicated to African fashion design until the 16th of April 2023 called ‘Africa Fashion’. It is a wonderful attempt to remove the veil that has concealed

Why Netball is Underrated

Why Netball is Underrated

By Kate Geraghty, BA Global Development Any person who has played netball will be used to the frequent, somewhat patronising, insults that netball ‘isn’t a sport’ or at most is just a lesser version of basketball. After all, if you can’t move with the ball, hold the ball

Meet the new liberation caucuses!

Meet the new liberation caucuses!

By Amran Abdiqadir Mohamed, BA Global Development and Social Anthropology In 2022, the previous SOAS Students’ Union team underwent a governance review wherein they examined their current democratic processes. As a result of this review, six new liberation caucuses have been introduced and launched this academic year. The caucuses are

We Talked to @SOASUniMemes, the ‘Humour Therapists’ of SOAS

We Talked to @SOASUniMemes, the ‘Humour Therapists’ of SOAS

By Diana Son, BA Law and Politics If you are a SOAS student and an Instagram user, it is more than likely that you have come across a meme by @soasunimemes, either on their page or through the countless story reposts made by fellow SOAS students. Since the beginning of