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Maliha Shoaib, BA English and World Philosophies SOAS students are notorious for our trendy and unique style. Send an OOTD photo to 660809@soas.ac.uk to be featured in the next issue! Abu Allison @abu.allis Fatima Benjellon @fatimafalafelbenjellon Georgia Hutcheon @hxtchxxn
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Sumayyah Daisy Lane, BA History Culture Editor of the SOAS Spirit Make the most of this festive month and what London has to offer this year with the Spirit’s Christmas guide. From ice skating rinks to Christmas markets, sink your teeth into the lists below which prove why London
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Swareena Gurung, MA South Asian Area Studies In 1892, Rabindranath Tagore’s short story, “The Kabuliwala” introduced to the Indian literary landscape the enduring figure of the peddler from Kabul. Since then, the loving bond between Tagore’s young heroine, Mini and her Kabuliwala has been reprised through translations and
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Benjamin Jackson, MSc Violence, Conflict and Development Off the back of the highly successful “Fleabag”, English Director Phoebe Waller-Bridge blessed BBC viewers both at home and across the pond, with a bold, innovative adaption of Luke Jennings’ novel. “Killing Eve” is the funny yet gripping story of MI5 agent Eve
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Zahra Banday, BA English The TARDIS has always been a vessel for adventure and exploring different histories. This week’s episode did just that with “Demons of The Punjab”. Written by Vinay Patel (the mastermind behind “Murdered by My Father”), the plot centred around Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) and her
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Syraat Al Mustaqeem, BA English BTS: an acronym oft-heard meaning “Behind The Scenes”. On 13th June 2013, an alternative was offered – bangtan sonyeondan (방탄소년단). The South-Korean boy band whose namesake offers many alternatives (see: bulletproof boy scouts, Beyond The Scene) has since erupted as a global sensation. “Do you know
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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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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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Bodyguard. The BBC drama that was filmed just outside SOAS and the show that got the nation talking, including myself. So much so, that after episode five, I was inclined to write a review, praising the show for its clever twist on topics of terrorism and white-collar crime. I’m
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When asked during an interview, “Why the name ‘Of Gods, Rainbows and Omissions’”, Athi Patra Ruga answered: “I wanted to introduce to London a definitive body that speaks about men and the ideologies we put in power. My life’s work is then to create safe spaces (I’m getting
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Twenty years after the release of her Man-Booker Prize winning novel “The God of Small Things”, Arundhati Roy makes her fictional return with the much-anticipated “Ministry of Utmost Happiness”– and it does not disappoint. A novel with a non- sequential plot, multifarious characters and prose that is both breathtakingly powerful
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American author Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” easily puts all other antebellum novels to shame. Published in 2016, it has since received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and The National Book Award. The story is centred around Cora, beginning in a horrific plantation where no slave is immune