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By: Amina Abubakar Ali, BA English Literature and Arabic I am a British-Somali, currently studying Arabic, on my year abroad in Alexandria, Egypt. Before I started my year abroad, my friends and family questioned how I felt, as a Black woman travelling to the Arab world. My experience overall has
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By: Benjamin Jackson, MSc Violence, Conflict and Development The Browne Review and 2012 changes Since tuition fees trebled in 2012, there has been much scrutiny on university funding, but less information – the majority of students are unsure on how universities are even funded. The Browne Review, published in 2010, laid
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By Emma Louise Loffler, LLM Human Rights Law, Conflict and Justice I wanted to write a personal obituary, because the personal effect that Stan Lee has had on my life is not to be under-stated. Growing up, superheroes were completely outside my realm of being, and it was not until
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Raw emotion is guaranteed to be evoked all the way through this film. Based on the novel by Angie Thomas, the story is centred around Starr, a girl tangled between two worlds – one white, the other black. Each world demands a different version of her, and her purpose is to
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“The ambition is immense” – one economist explains in their analysis of ‘What is China’s Belt and Road initiative?’ (BRI). The strategy launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, involves supplying trillions of dollars as part of an infrastructure project to reroute global trade. For instance, gas pipelines from the
Here is a collection of photos from SOASian’s adventures over the summer. Bib-Rambla cathedral: Exploring the countless cathedrals scattered across Granada Sumayyah Lane, 3rd Yr History “Six hours into an eight-hour bus journey that became a 12-hour bus journey, and taking a corner at high speed with the doors
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Looking for something to binge on as the days get darker and before deadlines hit? Look no further! We’ve taken it upon ourselves to do the hard work for you. Here is our list of the best shows and movies to keep you busy this month. Happy watching, and
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Yet again, Turkey misses out on the chance to host Euros. Last week UEFA announced that Germany will host the European Football Championship of 2024. The votes were 12-4 in favour of Germany and at the cost of Turkey. This continued Turkey’s string of bad luck, as the country
Pauline Blanchet is a Third Year Development Studies and Linguistics student. For the past year she has been producing her own podcast about mental health and young people where she has investigated some of the biggest issues young people are facing. The first episode was released on October 10th 2018.
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This is an open letter to all students at my university. To start off Black History Month, I want to address the failures surrounding Black History in an institutional setting. SOAS has an excellent track record of omitting central points of its history, a history which has paved the way
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If you haven’t seen the news story, you must have seen the memes. The 2018 US Women’s Open final saw 20-year-old Naomi Osaka defeating Serena Williams. Umpire Carlos Ramos took a point from Williams and then responded to her protestations, giving her a game penalty late in the
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