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In conversation with Thandeka Mfinyongo This series seeks to highlight the talent and stories of women musicians of colour at SOAS. By Sasha Patel, BA History and South Asian Studies Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Thandeka and I’m from South Africa. I play two indigenous
boxing
Rami Shamel, BA History A night in Boxing history which transformed the landscape. Known as the ‘Sweet Science’, the sport of Boxing has always been one with an epic history as old as civilization itself. Considered barbaric or brutal by some critics, boxing fans know that this sport is far
football
Samia Abdurahman Bsc Economics A demeaning issue that some women footballers face alongside the sexism of football are racial and religion discriminations Sexism still exists in the world of football and there is indeed a stigma surrounding women in sport. As a budding footballer, I myself have experinced the constant
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Milad Abdelhay, Law Historically, the Paralympic games have always been overlooked in the shadow of the Olympics in previous years. However, in recent times interest in the Paralympic games seems to be growing and the amazing achievements of such brave individuals are being celebrated globally. The rise in popularity is
societies
Noor El Huda A. Bashir- MIddle Eastern Studies BA Education and awareness are the first hurdles, once people are aware of an issue, they are ready to tackle it. The ‘M-H’ word: a tricky topic in the most liberal and open of places and a generally unspoken taboo in the
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Syraat Al Mustaqeem, BA English Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Portion size: 2 person INGREDIENTS * 2 tablespoons olive oil * ½ onion, finely chopped (optional) * 2 peppers, chopped * 1 tin chopped tomatoes or canned tomatoes * 4 cloves garlic, sliced (optional) * 1 green onion, ½ for cooking
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Rihab Attioui, MA Postcolonial Studies No, our critique only comes in one shade now: scathing. The official trailer for Hala was released on 5 November 2019. Hala is a new film that supposedly made so many “waves” at Sundance that Apple deemed it worthy enough to purchase its worldwide distribution
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Destiny Adeyemi, BA African studies The requirement of non-English prevents countries like Nigeria…from using and fluctuating between a variety of languages The Nigerian film ‘Lionheart’, was disqualified from the Academy Awards’ ‘Best International Feature Film’ category, on 5 November, for having too much dialogue in English. Lionheart, which is
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Victoria McCraven, MA History of Art I guess being a black body there is a sense that politics will follow you wherever you go. There’s nothing you can do about that. But how can I escape that just for a little while and carve my own ideas about the
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Josh Mock, BA Arabic and Persian The matriarchal reimagining of 1590’s Italy in this production and the objectification of male characters leaves men squirming in their seats Each year I look forward to the winter RSC Shakespeare productions at the Barbican, and this year I was not disappointed. With
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Jasmine Hearn, BA Global Liberal Arts The process of healing is a silvery thread woven through the album’s nine tracks. As the year draws to a close, FKA Twigs’ record ‘Magdalene’, released on 8 November by Young Turks record label, stands out as one of the most unique and
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