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Anon Yu Henrikson, Features Editor, BA International Relations & Korean Take a walk around London and you are almost guaranteed to see some of them. Men dressed in brightly coloured jackets, racing through the streets on speedy bicycles. However, despite their colorful gear and high speed, the food delivery riders
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Anonymous “In addiction, there’s no room for love – not even for yourself.” This was expressed in an interview by a person who had experienced addiction. As the child of a person who actively struggles with addiction, my parental relationship has been troubled and strenuous. Endless curiosities surrounding his prioritisation
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Majidah Chowdhury, Junior Reporter, BA International Relations Why do we need to recycle and be more mindful of our energy usage? Why do we need to make efforts to travel more sustainably and conserve water? Why do we need to reduce our waste and make more eco-friendly food choices? The
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Tumininu Peters, SOAS News Editor, BA Politics & International Relations For decades, SOAS has been known for its radical politics, decolonial teaching, and student activism. Once a bastion for colonial training, with alumni like Enoch Powell, it later earned a reputation as a “woke” university, attracting students to its unique,
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Gabriel Mullins, Culture Editor, BA History & Nicholas Pratley, BA History Despite its importance to SOAS’ institutional life, open space at the university is rarely talked about. Whilst our academic buildings have gradually encroached onto Bloomsbury’s lawns and gardens, the history of open space at SOAS has not been
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Matthew McMahon, BSc Politics, Philosophy, Economics For as long as Britain has existed, social class has been everywhere. Indeed, a frantic obsession with a lust for superiority has allowed for the class system to ooze into every part of public and private life - over time gaining a chokehold on
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Matthew O’Regan, Junior Reporter, BA Global Liberal Arts On the 8th of August 2014 the Irish Times ran a viral article titled ‘British Urgently Want the Blood of Irish People’ about an NHS blood donation outreach scheme. The viral article prompted an official response from NHS Blood and Transplant
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Anisah Mahamoud, Co-Deputy Editor, BA International Relations (09/6/25) For more than two decades, Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria with an iron fist, presiding over one of the most brutal conflicts of the 21st century. Once seen as a potential reformer, Assad’s reign instead became synonymous with repression, war
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By Zoe Smith-Holladay, President of Justice for Workers, BA History of Art & History Established in 2006 by the SOAS cleaning team, the Justice for Workers Campaign (J4W) is a collaboration between cleaners, student activists and sympathetic academics at SOAS. For over 19 years, J4W’s tireless advocacy for equitable
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Barty Roberts, Editor-in-Chief, BA Politics and International Relations The SOAS Liberated Zone has now existed for 200 days. In that time, it has had three locations, gone from over 100 members to less than 20, been raided by the police, been served multiple court orders and hosted a man wearing
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“So, yeah, I would say probably Radio 4 … is the single most important cultural resource in the country.”
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"his work transgresses localised boundaries whether geographical or ideological, and this deliberate ambiguity allows Palestinian viewers to interpret his work in line with their own experience of displacement and spatial domination born from the occupation"