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The Price. Up in the charging summer air, Down where the sunlight was drumming, They jumped into pure crystal lakes; They take to it, leaping and running. And I stood above, holding the sky, And said that’s the reason I couldn’t, Follow them into lake that’s so
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By Ahmad Jamal Wattoo, BA Economics and Politics On Tuesday, the 28th of November, a bust of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was unveiled at the British Museum in London. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and H.E the Pakistani High Commissioner in
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By Ahmad Jamal Wattoo, BA Economics and Politics Pride, one of the seven deadly sins, was found in abundance in one particular man. He was reclining comfortably in the back seat of a black Range Rover, a rare sight in a village as destitute as Faridpur. His enormous belly bounced
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By Ludovica Longo, BA Politics and Geography The Oslo District Court has recently declared the opening of the last untouched area of the Barents sea to new oil extractions as constitutional and as compatible with both the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degrees ambitious objective and with the newly strengthened
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By Julia Everett, BA International Relations and Development Studies The cabinet remains to be overwhelmingly privileged, white and male Theresa May recently stated that her new cabinet reshuffle has made the government look ‘more like the country it serves’ and is ‘bringing fresh talent into government’. But this statement is
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By Lucy Beach, BA History The UN affiliated Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee is currently considering a complaint from the environmental group, Friends of the Earth, who have accused the UK government of breaching international environmental law in the EU withdrawal bill. The complaint is in regards to the Aarhus Convention,
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By Hasan Almusawi, LLB Law The question of whether we are truly the proprietors of our bodies has been a surprisingly obscure one. While it is easy to assume that we obviously own our own bodies because we carry them throughout the entirety of our lives, the law surrounding the
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By Tom Matsuda, BA Japanese and International Relations In an effort to re-assert her control over her party, Prime Minister Theresa May has reshuffled her cabinet. The news comes after her political power has been stifled by the loss of her majority in last summer’s election. The move, labelled
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By Tom Matsuda, BA Japanese and International Relations Areas of SOAS’ Paul Webley Wing in the Senate House building are set to undergo a series of renovations from May onwards. Over a period of 18 months, sections of the building will be cordoned off and renovated. Once an area has
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Who: SOAS WORLD MUSIC CHOIR What: We are a small, friendly group who sing songs from all over the world, such as Spain, Kenya, Ghana, Wales, England, Russia, Bulgaria and more. It is a completely relaxed atmosphere and there are no auditions. We are always willing to learn requested songs
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By Zain Hussain, MA International Politics The Israeli Government has published a list of organisation that endorse the Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions Movement (BDS) against the Israeli government. BDS aims to put pressure on Israel to end its occupation of the West Bank and its blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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By Emma Ruiters, MSc Development Economics Mark Twain once said: “Truth is stranger than fiction.” If the portrait of Donald Trump in Fire and Fury is by any degree accurate, we should all be terrified. If the leader of the Free World (and in theory the most powerful man on