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Black History Month Year: A conversation with Dr. Wayne Dooling

Black History Month Year: A conversation with Dr. Wayne Dooling

By Naaz Hussein, BA Politics and International Relations A discussion with Dr. Dooling: Education and action does not end in October. Black History Month was initiated in 1969 in the United States, permeating into a yearly tradition to celebrate black achievement and recognise the systemic oppression faced by Black individuals

Academic institution or a university for community solutions?

Academic institution or a university for community solutions?

Daphne Saunders, BA second year Global Liberal Arts Decolonial strugggles, inter-cultural dialogue, and social justice are all issues that have long been the common calling of Soasians, and what has brought ambitious free thinking students flooding through its doors from around the world. Yet many students say that the classroom

The Tate Modern’s Hyundai Commission: Cecilia Vicuña’s Brain Forest Quipu

The Tate Modern’s Hyundai Commission: Cecilia Vicuña’s Brain Forest Quipu

By Amelia Casey-Rerhaye, BA Arabic The thing I love most about the annual Turbine Hall installation is the curious wonder you feel as you first walk into the enormous space. The knowledge that something grandiose and immense lies just beyond those glass doors thrills me every time. Chilian artist and

SOAS: A Censored Campus

SOAS: A Censored Campus

Sam Landis, BA Social Anthropology & International Relations Since the onset of term on 26 September, SOAS management, under the direction of Adam Habib, has suppressed freedoms of expression, assembly and protest guaranteed to students and workers. The authoritative tactics adopted this year follow i those taken during of the

The West's Hypocrisy Regarding the Iranian Protest

The West's Hypocrisy Regarding the Iranian Protest

By Hiba Ul-Hasan (BA History) and, Unzeela Manzoor (BA Politics and International Relations) Hiba: It would seem evident that, given the circumstances of her killing, and Iranian laws that violate UN human rights rules, there should be a focus on condemning and holding the Iranian regime responsible? The news outlets

What’s life in wartime Ukraine really like?

What’s life in wartime Ukraine really like?

By Josephine Aitken, BA Social Anthropology When we hear the word ‘war’ we try to draw on our pre-existing knowledge of it, usually of the World Wars we learnt of in school, or conflicts in ‘developing’ countries. From media consumption, the image we construct of Ukraine prior is of a

From Braids to the Afro - An Evolution of Black Hair Care and Styles

By Anisah Mahamoud, BA International Relations From African tribal hairstyles to dreadlocks and the afro, Black hair has played a significant role in the history of the Black race. African societies in the past styled their hair for reasons other than fashion. A person’s haircut might reveal a lot