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Tumininu Peters, SOAS News Editor, BA Politics & International Relations For decades, SOAS has been known for its radical politics, decolonial teaching, and student activism. Once a bastion for colonial training, with alumni like Enoch Powell, it later earned a reputation as a “woke” university, attracting students to its unique,
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Gabriel Mullins, Culture Editor, BA History & Nicholas Pratley, BA History Despite its importance to SOAS’ institutional life, open space at the university is rarely talked about. Whilst our academic buildings have gradually encroached onto Bloomsbury’s lawns and gardens, the history of open space at SOAS has not been
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Matthew McMahon, BSc Politics, Philosophy, Economics For as long as Britain has existed, social class has been everywhere. Indeed, a frantic obsession with a lust for superiority has allowed for the class system to ooze into every part of public and private life - over time gaining a chokehold on
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Matthew O’Regan, Junior Reporter, BA Global Liberal Arts On the 8th of August 2014 the Irish Times ran a viral article titled ‘British Urgently Want the Blood of Irish People’ about an NHS blood donation outreach scheme. The viral article prompted an official response from NHS Blood and Transplant
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Anisah Mahamoud, Co-Deputy Editor, BA International Relations For more than two decades, Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria with an iron fist, presiding over one of the most brutal conflicts of the 21st century. Once seen as a potential reformer, Assad’s reign instead became synonymous with repression, war crimes, and the
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By Jova Bostanci, LLM Human Rights, Conflict and Justice “Statistically 7 women in Turkey are ‘savagely killed’ by current or ex-spouses in a single day” This statistic, reported by Turkish television station Habertürk, reflects a terrifying reality for women and girls in Turkey. Violence against women in Turkey is not
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By Barty Roberts, Editor-in-Chief, BA Politics and International Relations Adam, a third year BA History Student, has begun a hunger strike until he is reinstated as a SOAS Student. He has been suspended for nearly two years as a result of his various protests in support of the Palestinian people.
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By Zoe Smith-Holladay, President of Justice for Workers, BA History of Art & History Established in 2006 by the SOAS cleaning team, the Justice for Workers Campaign (J4W) is a collaboration between cleaners, student activists and sympathetic academics at SOAS. For over 19 years, J4W’s tireless advocacy for equitable
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Trust me, a pad thai is exactly what you need after a couple of cold ones. It even leaves room for a couple more.
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Kasia Donnell, MSc Politics and International Relations, 03/02/2025 There is a niche of social media dominated by hashtags like #diplomacy, #unitednations, and #internationalrelations. Content on TikTok, Pinterest, and Instagram romanticises the life of studying and pursuing a career in International Relations (IR). Montage videos set to a dramatic
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The issue stems from the broader commodification of our attention
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Deepika Anand, BA Politics and International Relations, 03/02/2025 Have you ever thought of mixing friend groups so that all of your friends can be friends with each other? Well, it's not an exact science and it can definitely get tricky. In my experience, mixing your friend