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By Anon Yu Henriksen, BA International Relations and Korean Scandinavia. A small corner of the world, known for its hostile weather, Vikings and wealth. The image of the three countries has been shaped by the likes of Frozen, Midsommar, and HC Andersen. What all of these have in common, is
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By Maryam Mohammed, BA Korean and Politics “Delroy’s motto and message is ‘The world is your oyster.’ So here I am, using the open oyster of this page to help Delroy and his story reach just a little bit further.” I know that you’ve paused in your tracks
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By Felix Flanagan, BA Politics The biggest headline to come from the recent Conservative party conference in Manchester was certainly the dismembering of HS2. A perhaps even more significant takeaway, however, was the focus on ‘culture war’ issues. Views once reserved for far-right Tory backbenchers appeared at the forefront of
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By Lucy Nolan, BA Social Anthropology “Vignettes of everyday life humanise refugees and remind the audience that they are ordinary people in extraordinary situations.” This one-man show follows Hamzeh Al Hussien in a captivating retelling of the events of his life so far. As a disabled migrant fleeing Syria in
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By Alina Edwards, BA Liberal Arts When we think of horror movies, we often think of films like Scream, Halloween, and The Exorcist—all movies that only feature white characters. However, Black writers, directors, and actors have been innovating the horror genre since day one, long before Get Out hit
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By Amy Kan, BA International Relations and Japanese This article contains mentions of sexual assault. If I told you that the first sex scene of this show happened within 45 seconds, would you have believed me? Sex Education holds a label of being unique and eccentric in that regard, with
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By Geneve Harmitt-Williams, Social Anthropology and History Okay, let’s discuss it! A cute little trend called “Girl Dinner” began when women started posting their mismatched meals on TikTok, to show off the random foods they would throw together for lunch or dinner. It was the definition of a lazy
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By Laura Steurer, BA in Politics and History At the most recent SOAS Student Union Annual General Meeting (AGM), an emergency motion of no confidence was tabled against the current co-president for welfare and campaigns, Sushant Singh. According to the SOAS student union website, Singh first studied at Delhi University,
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By Kristi Greenwood, BA Japanese Chinese customs stated all imports of Japanese seafood would be banned ‘to protect the health of consumers’ Japan’s decades-long plan of releasing nuclear wastewater into the ocean, equal to 500 Olympic swimming pools, has finally begun. The wastewater has resulted from the cleanup project
David Lunn
By Oliver Jaser Clark, BA Arabic and History A popular lecturer who attempted to improve relations between SOAS and the University College Union (UCU) has lost his job after his employment contract wasn’t renewed this summer. Dr David Lunn, who taught at the SOAS South Asia Institute, was the
Chris Kaba
By Nicholas Pratley, BA History On the 5 September 2022, Chris Kaba was fatally shot by a firearms officer. The car he was driving was identified by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) as being linked to a shooting the previous night. At around 10pm his car was rammed, and he
Conference
By Jacob Winter, BA Politics and International Relations This year’s Conservative Party conference has revealed a series of new policies and potential agendas for the party in the run-up to the next election. Amongst those discussed was a new set of restrictions on cigarette smoking, following New Zealand’s