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Back to Basics By Anonymous The pandemic has irrevocably advanced the digital age: Zoom parties have become a staple fixture in our weekend plans. However, when it comes to dating, there is something very archaic about how we are having to navigate our love lives. After just one brief in-person
culture
By Madihah Najeeb, BA Global Liberal Arts Whilst we endure the pressures of a national lockdown through the Covid-19 pandemic, there is one occasion to look forward to if you’re a fashionista with an eye for this year’s latest clothing trends. London Fashion Week, which is to take
Sport and Societies
By Frances Howe, LLB Two-time world champion Tyler Wright has made surfing history with her recent Maui Pro win at Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. The event was the first time that the World Surf League Women’s Championship Tour has held a competition final at Pipeline. The Maui Pro began
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By Sabrine Mahmoud, BA History Bridgerton, Netflix’s new show which has reportedly hooked 63 million viewers, is a period-drama set in the Regency era in England. We watch the London elite as they prepare their young for “the season” – a time in which courtships would occur in the hunt
Sport and Societies
SOAS Painting Society We are an ever-growing society made up of beginners and professional artists with a passion for painting. Our zeal for painting was not impacted by the pandemic, as our love for creativity and learning about art continued. Even though we cannot meet in person, we have used
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By Deniz Demirag, MSc Environment, Politics and Development I want to take you on a journey to an ordinary village in Southeast Turkey. I never knew what home felt like after nomadically living in four countries and countless cities. I was in search of unknown treasure in uncharted places. Then
National News
By Frances Howe, LLB Trigger warning: mention of suicide and sexual violence On 4 January 2021, the United States’ request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from the UK was blocked. Judge Vanessa Baraitser dismissed the request at the Old Bailey Crown Court on the basis that Assange’s mental
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By Charlotte Paule, MSc Politics of Asia After months of negotiation and worries over the UK crashing out of the European Union (EU) without a proper trade agreement, a deal was finally reached on 24 December. While the UK had already left the EU on 31 January 2020, this new
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By Fakhriya M. Suleiman, MA Global Media and Postnational Communications The parents of secondary school girl, Siham Hamud, have found themselves embroiled in a potential legal battle. Uxbridge Secondary School (UHS) is threatening the Hamud family with court action due to Siham’s skirt being ‘too long’ and against their
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By Anneka Shah, BA Chinese (Modern and Classical) 4 January 2021 saw Britain’s most vulnerable children put in further hardship in terms of food security and access to education with Prime Minister (PM) Boris Johnson’s decision to close schools in England. The decision to move to remote learning
International News
By Emma Holdsworth, BA International Relations and Japanese Protests involving dozens of Tamil civilians, students, and politicians broke out in Sri Lanka following the news of a Tamil war memorial being destroyed by a bulldozer on Jaffna University Campus at 8:45pm on 8 January. The Tamil Guardian reports how
International News
By Sophie Zwick, BA Politics and International Relations On Thursday 14 January, a Cambodian court commenced a mass trial of around 150 human rights activists and affiliates of the banned Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP). The prosecution charges the defendants with plotting against the government and treason for supporting the