features
By Melina Tavakoli Moghaddam, BA Politics and International Politics “It seems one cannot ‘keep calm’ and enjoy the present as the self-perpetuating cycle of nostalgia eats away at itself“ As we enter the new year with a cynical obsession with bows, the mask unveils underneath a similar 2014 mania: the
Censorship
By Amelia Casey-Rerhaye, Senior Foreign Affairs Editor On a chilly evening in December, I meet my friend for dinner in Amman. My head is spinning after spending all day trying to write an article in Arabic for a university assignment. She asks me about my day so I pose the
media
By Aiesha Akenzua, Opinions Section Editor Opportunity for Black models within the modelling industry has been a persistent topic in the media for decades. In an industry seemingly built for the Kate Mosses and Cindy Crawfords of the world, representation of those whose appearances were antithetical to that of the
british policy
By Aminah Hashmi, BA Politics and International Relations We remember the Windrush scandal as the moment when the consequences of the ‘hostile environment’ immigration policies of the Tory government were pushed to the headlines in 2017. If you don’t remember, the scandal revolved around the Home Office mislabelling people
SOAS
By Hiba Ul-hasan, BA History In this issue, we present to you another society spotlight: the SOAS Writers Society. Although it is only in its second year of operation, the society already has a vibrant and diverse community. Among SOAS’s many literary societies, you will find the Writers Society.
Foreign Affairs
By Amelia Casey-Rerhaye, Senior Foreign Affairs Editor On the morning of January 18th, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) levelled Israa University. A drone video published by Israeli media outlets captures the destruction of the last standing university in the Gaza Strip, which was eradicated by 315 mines detonated in and
feminism
By Hodan Sultan, BA History of Art and History White Feminism does not represent me, but I have been conditioned to think that it does. I went to an all-girls state school where we constantly had assemblies and classes about ‘Feminism’ and how, as women, we stood for more than
features
By Nathan Hay, BA Social Anthropology London is a melting pot; one where the experiences of young women navigating layered racial identities are often overlooked. Mixed-race women have a struggle of their own that is grossly understated in public discourse. I set out to have conversations with several women (of
development
By Afreen Ahmed, BA International Relations On the SOAS campus there are many societies that are committed to not only providing a close-knit community space but also an educational insight into the world around us. Such societies allow students from certain undergraduate or postgraduate degrees to build upon their previous
culture
By Amina Khadidja Sadoun, BA Politics and International Relations. Amelia Dimoldenberg (left) photographed with Jennifer Lawrence (right) at a ‘Chicken Shop Date’ interview. The MOBOs have celebrated black artists and culture for over twenty years now, and their most recent nominations for the 26th annual event have certainly been raising
hyper-individualism
By Kristi Greenwood, BA Japanese ‘Hyper-individualism’ is the concept being promoted under the disguise of ‘self-care’ by influencer after influencer online. The inherited belief is that being kind doesn’t get you anywhere. A sign of this belief system is the rising popularity of YouTuber TheWizardLiz teaching us how to
Digital Exclusives
By Aditya Mishra, BA/BSc Social Science, Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year What happened? On 13th December 2023, in tribute to the 2001 Parliament attacks, the lawmakers led a tribute and paid their respect to all those who had died. That’s when a smoke canister was thrown into