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By Nick Hann, BA Global Popular Music, and Silva Rehn, BA International Relations and Study of Religions A packed line up on a Saturday night in Brixtion is always going to be a hectic experience, but this evening especially. So we put two reviewers on the case and headed down
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You are the hansini Oh meri hansini May this new year be ever so liberating for you to do what cannot be done To spread those swan wings and fly And to fly along – I will try 🙂 Anon I just wanted to send all my love to my favourite editor,
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By Indigo Lilburn Quick, BA History and Politics It has come to light that the activities of two societies at SOAS, the Palestine and Islamic Society, were subject of an inquiry by the Charities Commission due to various concerns. However, it now seems that the Charities Commission suspected violation of
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By Arooj Sultan, BA Economics and Politics An investigation by the SOAS Spirit reveals that SOAS senior management has hired three consultants at the start of the 2017/18 academic year to advise on the restructuring process. Investigations also reveal that these consultants receive large salaries for their services; one
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By Nayon Ahmed, BA Politics On 28th December 2017 protests in the city of Mashdad began; these protests soon spread rapidly across the country. Protesters have clashed with security forces, attacked government buildings and chanted scathing anti-government slogans. Officials supporting moderate President Rouhani have blamed those aligned with his rival,
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By Milhouse Storey, BA Arabic and History Steve – I’d walked by Steve because I didn’t have any cash on me, but stopped further down the street in a quiet place to wait for a friend and smoke a cigarette. It was dark and already cold, although it was
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By Wardah Faiz, LLB Law Horror struck Pakistan on 9th January 2018 as eight year old girl Zainab Ansari was found dead in a rubbish pit after being raped. The incident happened while Zainab’s parents were in Saudi Arabia performing Umrah (a minor Islamic pilgramage). During this time Zainab
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By Aloïs Aguettant, BA Politics and International Relations On the 6th of December of 2017, Donald Trump once again defied overwhelming global opposition by officially recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In a speech at the White House, the US president stated that he will deliver on his campaign
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Professor, Martial Arts Master, Former Student Activist. Interviewer: Ali Mitib, BA Law and Politics What is your background? I was born in New Zealand to refugee parents. Because of the war, New Zealand was a very poor country and there was also racial discrimination, including laws against Chinese people. I
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By Emma Ruiters, MSc Development Economics On the 18th December 2017, the African National Congress (ANC) elected Cyril Ramaphosa, 65, as their president. Ramaphosa took charge of the party of Mandela after defeating Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, 68, ex-wife of current South African president Jacob Zuma. The ANC has been in power
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By V. A. Douglas When I was very young, and was out on a walk with my parents, I came across a pond full of frog spawn. I wriggled free from my mother’s grip, and ran to the water’s edge. The water was alive with swimming black things.
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By Your existentially subversive sweetheart Right, okay. I met up with a high school friend recently (LSE, high-fly, business owner), who’s further down the right-spectrum than me. In talking to her I found a rather uncomfortable mirror. This is my letter to her. Listen in, if you like. We