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Critique: The Choice of Feminism

Critique: The Choice of Feminism

By Aiesha Akenzua, LLB Law As women, our individual choices do not and cannot exist in a vacuum, and the belief that they do is contradictory to the purpose of feminism and as a result, is detrimental to female solidarity. It should go without saying that feminism should not be

Are Gen Z anti-tech?

Are Gen Z anti-tech?

By Anon Yu Henriksen, BA International Relations and Korean When Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone in 2007, the world was left in awe by a device we would currently consider to be primitive. Nowadays, our phones are unlocked by facial recognition, our apps are filled with artificially intelligent helpers,

Wael Odeh on Identity

Wael Odeh on Identity

By Lulu Goad, BA Arabic A Senior Lecturer of Arabic at SOAS, University of London, Wael Odeh has been part of the university cohort for almost ten years having studied his Master’s in Applied Linguistics just next door, at Birkbeck, in 2013. Mr Odeh spoke to me earlier this

Shades of Identity: Colorism for Light-Skinned Women

Shades of Identity: Colorism for Light-Skinned Women

By Nathan Hay, BA Social Anthropology Colourism and internalised racism. These two notions, referring to the discrimination of those with lighter skin within an ethnic group, have long plagued societies across the globe, often crossing paths with broader discussions on self-worth, identity, and societal influences. One perspective I find interesting

China's Stance on the Palestinian Struggle

China's Stance on the Palestinian Struggle

By Gunda Pavilonytė, BA Chinese It has been months since tensions escalated in the longstanding Israel-Palestine conflict on October 7th, becoming a prevalent topic in recent media, dominating headlines and attracting global attention to a struggle that has been simmering for decades. Beginning in the mid-20th century, it is one

Maybe SOAS ain’t so bad

By Archie Thomas, BA Politics and International Relations Amidst the stress of deadlines, the dreams and fears for what comes after uni, and near-daily annoyances at the misguided management of SOAS, the overriding feelings in my third and final year at SOAS have been of sentimentality and fondness. This confluence

Mandatory Conscription and the Future of Myanmar at Stake

Mandatory Conscription and the Future of Myanmar at Stake

By Anonymous On February 10th 2024, the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (Tatmadaw) and junta leader Min Aung Hlaing announced the implementation of mandatory military conscription in Myanmar. Since the Tatmadaw took power in 2021, it has suffered massive losses in the control of its territory at the hands of ethnic