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Beyond Voting
By Destiny Adeyemi, BA African Studies Above is a word search featuring some ways in which people can engage with political conversations and educate themselves on current issues – beyond the rhetoric of voting. ANSWER KEY:
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British Red Cross on Campus: Impartiality in Ethiopia
By Georgia Goddard, BA International Relations & Mala Dutta, MA International Studies & Diplomacy The birth of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, today the largest humanitarian network in the world, can be traced back to a battlefield in Solferino, Italy, in 1859. It is here that its
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Trade Trumps Truth
By Artemis Sianni-Wedderburn, BA Politics and Arabic Northeastern China is home to the theoretically autonomous Xinjiang province, with a Turkic-Muslim Uyghur cultural and religious minority since the province’s 1949 incorporation into the People’s Republic of China. As one of the 55 nationally recognised minorities, they are legally endowed
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Russian Doping: The Saga Continues
By Fakhriya M. Suleiman, MA Global Media and Postnational Communications The Russian doping saga was set in motion by the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. The Games saw the host nation initially achieve 33 medals – 13 were later expunged amid the federation’s doping scandal. The following year, however, the
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Society Shout-outs!
Netball Society We’re the Netball Society! Before lockdown, we’d aim to meet and train twice a week, and we hope to be back on the courts when we can. We are an all-inclusive society and encourage students of all abilities to join us, whether you’ve played before
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Inclusive Christmas Movies
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Movie By Esme Bateson, MA Cultural Studies Comprised of a star-studded cast, Jingle Jangle has been heralded for portraying a Black family in all their glory. Inspired by Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, director David E. Talbert wanted to make a similar film which featured people like
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Racism Alive and Growing in the UK
By Chiara Stennett, BA Politics and International Relations Online Responses to the Sainsburys’ Christmas advertisement featuring a Black British family reveals the harrowing racism that is damaging our society. Some white tweeters went so far as to say the ad was ‘absolutely sickening’ and ‘horrific’. How can the gathering of
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BBQ in the Eye of a Storm
By Anonymous *Names have been changed to protect the identities of the protestors. I have a lot of memories from Hong Kong’s year of chaos. I vividly recall the pang of being tear-gassed for the first time, and the surprise I felt when it induced nausea. I also remember
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No in-person undergraduate classes for the rest of the year at SOAS
By Frances Howe, LLB SOAS will not hold in-person classes for undergraduate students for the rest of the year. Interim director, Graham Upton, confirmed this information in a general SOAS announcement emailed to students on 2 November. Upton wrote ‘…for Term 2 and 3 we continue to plan as in
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BLACK HISTORY FIGURES: Malcolm X
By Fakhriya M. Suleiman, MA Global Media and Communications My first encounter with Malcolm X was during secondary school. It was Black History Month of 2010 and my history assignment was to write about a prominent Black historical figure and discuss their impact. Being a huge Michael Jackson fan, and
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Humans of SOAS: Corinna Del Debbio
By Frances Howe, LLB Trigger warning: sexual violence Corinna Del Debbio is a final year Politics and International Relations student at SOAS. On the 28th of August this year, Corinna published an open letter to SOAS regarding their guidance on ‘Preventing and Responding to Sexual and Gender-based Violence’ (SGBV). Corinna’
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In Conversation with Jeremiah Brown
By Elizabeth Edwards, BA English The Barbican’s ‘Subject to Change: New Horizons’ project launched in July and is focused on creating a platform for young minds to produce pieces in response to our times. One creative response is published each month, and pieces range from poetry to music and