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Lebanon: how did we get here?

Lebanon: how did we get here?

By Josh Mock, BA Arabic and Persian “The world bank projected that over half of the population would fall below the poverty line this year.“ Once admired as a beacon of stability in an increasingly unstable region, Lebanon is currently a nation in crisis. The country is facing its worst

Has the government closed the COVID gap?

Has the government closed the COVID gap?

By Zanya Fechner, BA Social Anthropology and International Relations The first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in the UK nine months ago. After a brief period of stability, government policy and local restrictions are once again being changed every few weeks in response to the rising number of cases nationwide.

Brazilian evangelical church accused of racist practices and money laundering has its temples in Angola closed

Brazilian evangelical church accused of racist practices and money laundering has its temples in Angola closed

By Gustavo Giraldes, MSc Development Studies On 7 October 2020, prosecutors in Angola ordered the closure of three temples of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), a neo-charismatic evangelical congregation. With headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil, it is currently the biggest group of its kind. The ruling

The things that got us through lockdown

The things that got us through lockdown

Absurdism in absurd times By Ella Dorn, BA Chinese and Linguistics I spent my otherwise peaceful, rural lockdown investigating the discography of German punk icon Nina Hagen. While her bout of technically skilled but incredibly weird records from the ‘70s to ‘90s have been all-but-forgotten by contemporary journalists, her music

A Duty of Care worth 6Mbps

A Duty of Care worth 6Mbps

By A Sianni Wedderburn, BA Politics and Arabic Sport: a heavily polarised topic – motivating, thrilling and disappointing people like no other. Partially due to it being a community-based activity, creating a social base, partially because it is a way to identify with something bigger than yourself. The primary goal is

Anti-vaxxer and on-court diva: is Novak Djokovic still a role model?

Anti-vaxxer and on-court diva: is Novak Djokovic still a role model?

By Katherine Brown, MA Chinese Studies Novak Djokovic landed himself in hot water at the 2020 US Open earlier this year, after accidentally hitting a line judge in a fit of rage with a tennis ball. The furious reaction from the six-time world champion arose after he had lost a

The best societies to join this year!

The best societies to join this year!

SOAS MENA Society: Our society has, for the past few years, come in and out of existence and hasn’t had the strongest foundations. However, as of 2019 a team of students, including myself, decided we wanted to make a properly functioning society that would represent the MENA in SOAS