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By, Maya Alsughaiyer, BA Politics and World Philosophies The current Saudi king, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, is 81 years old and suffers from Alzheimer’s. But this is anything but representative of the Saudi society where 70 percent of the population is under the age of 30 and roughly
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Nayon Ahmed, BA Politics In a 52 page long document titled “Valuing All God’s Children” on the 12th of November, to coincide with anti-bullying week, the Church of England has advised teachers to allow and encourage children to explore gender identity. The report offers 12 recommendations to schools; including
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Movies about movies are hardly new, but The Disaster Artist is something special. Much of this stems from its obedience to and sheer love of the source material, a memoir by Greg Sestero about the making of The Room. For the uninitiated, The Room is a tragic story about betrayal,
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F*cking Hilarious Last laugh in the bath Immodest as a French headscarf Sipping a glass of Super Malt Sugarless like table salt Tussock and tuft, concrete and brush All aboard a TFL bus Looking through a close window Country push by The war lies tired on its side The
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Day Break I will remember A comic introduction to the contents of my refrigerator Talk of a watermelon shaped like a cube An invitation to a spontaneous date, in Chinatown! how fitting! – to a den named Opium, and us, snacking on dimsum nearing midnight. The bright blue of your cashmere
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By Ahmad Jamal Wattoo, BA Economics and Politics In the space of only two weeks, the new Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman has disrupted the balance of power in the Middle East with a series of decisions that have left observers awestruck. Dozens of Saudi royal figures,
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By Azeem Rajulawalla Another year, another Marvel movie (or three). Luckily for us, Thor: Ragnarok is a crowd-pleaser that doesn’t feel weighed down by the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 16 preceeding films. What distinguishes this film is its director Taika Waititi, the New Zealander best known for recent indie
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Interviews conducted and edited by Indigo Lilburn-Quick (BA History and Politics) With Spain in turmoil after the Catalan referendum we asked 4 people invested in the situation their opinion. For information on what’s happening in Catalonia please see the article. The author would like to thank all those interviewed
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Why do you think you were asked to speak for #QuestionsInTheAtrium? Because I have the shtick…Many of our students come through the English system – you learn a lot about Henry VIII, or Hitler. The first time I taught Global History was in 1999; it was then that all the
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How long have you been giving out food for? I’ve been doing this for like fifteen years. What made you start doing it? We try to present healthy food and it’s also helping the students and the people. We usually feed a thousand people every day, from the
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By V. A. DOUGLAS Amongst the heaving crowd of pulsating blue and searchlight red, I was there. I was a woolen jumper in a sea of cotton singlets, a head of blonde hair amongst baseball caps. My eyes scanned the vastness of the place, its bare torsos and clambering limbs,
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By Austyn Close (BA History and International Relations) The Trump vs. Kim scenario is a constantly unfolding war of words between the two leaders. In recent weeks, we have heard exchanges that have ruffled the feathers of the two strong-minded and aggressive figureheads. One-liner tag lines have been regurgitated through