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SolidariTee: A Crisis of Solidarity?

By Anonymous Legal aid is essential for people seeking asylum. The process of seeking asylum is already fraught with difficulty when facing a legal system that is entirely foreign. Following the international law established by the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, asylum seekers must prove that they are personally facing persecution

Yarned and Dangerous

Yarned and Dangerous

By Kingsley Bishop, BA International Relations Most often when we think of knitting, we are constrained to a very popular perception of the craft. Imagine swathes of elderly white women sat in rocking chairs, needles in hand, yarn in lap, and a cat at their feet. In reality, as with

Djokovic’s short-stay detention

Djokovic’s short-stay detention

By Emily Dickinson-Holdcroft, BA Social Anthropology Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic, has continued to dominate many news headlines this week with his refusal to confirm his vaccination status in order to play at the Australian Open. He initially flew to Australia with a ‘vaccine exemption’, arriving in Melbourne on 5

What does the future look like for SOAS?

By Lulu Goad, BA Arabic What does the future look like for SOAS? How does providing proof of bereavement for an extension support the well-being of the university community/student body? What kind of teaching do we want to experience at SOAS and how can knowledge be optimised in the

An Insight into SOAS 180 Degrees Consulting

An Insight into SOAS 180 Degrees Consulting

By Minahil Aziz, BSc Management 180 Degrees Consulting (180DC) is the world’s largest student-led consultancy for non-profits and social enterprises. The company operates across 150+ branches in 30+ countries, offering high-quality consulting services to social impact organisations to help them develop and extend their services. It exists to improve

Too Pool for School: The Pool and Foosball Tables Return to Campus

Too Pool for School: The Pool and Foosball Tables Return to Campus

Frances Howe, LLB Jared Harris, third-year BA History, became the first student to play on the new pool table at 12:45 PM on Wednesday 19 January 2022. Playing on his own, Jared described the experience as ‘incredible’ saying the table ‘has this really smooth feel about it.’ He continued,

Into the Third Year: The UK's Covid Roundup

Into the Third Year: The UK's Covid Roundup

Jasmine Gadhavi, MA Comparative Literature On 4 January 2022, the UK reached a record number of 218,724 positive cases of Covid-19. Four days later, it surpassed 150,000 covid-related deaths. As the Omicron variant surges through Britain, the Government has been adamant in underpinning that the country should continue