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Why I like Trump

Why I like Trump

Yes, I heard when you said, “Who is this idiot?” just after reading the headline. Well, I am a twenty-something postgraduate student who loves politics but has very little idea about American politics, and no idea whatsoever about state policies of America. This piece is not about Trump and his

Students and Staff walkout in protest of proposals to reshape student support

Students and Staff walkout in protest of proposals to reshape student support

By Ali Mitib, BA Law and Politics. On the 24th November, hundreds of students and staff walked out of SOAS en masse in protest of proposals to reshape administration departments. Representatives from the Students’ Union, UNISON, the University and College Union (UCU) addressed the protestors on why these proposed change

SOAS Budget Deficit: Alternative financing and restructuring

SOAS Budget Deficit: Alternative financing and restructuring

By Arooj Sultan, BA Economics and Politics and Hannah Somerville, MA Arabic Literature There are currently five principles that form SOAS’ financial strategy and therefore mould the school’s corporate objectives, and the way in which those objectives are achieved. A reading of those principles makes it clear that the

Windfall of £5m awarded to SOAS to improve teaching languages of the Global South

Windfall of £5m awarded to SOAS to improve teaching languages of the Global South

By Ludovica Longo, BA Politics and Geography A £5m grant has been awarded to SOAS by the Higher Education Funding Council for England to improve and preserve engagement with the Global South through language. The money, from HEFCE’s Catalyst fund, will be invested in a project to safeguard UK

Humans of SOAS: Rani Perinparaja

Humans of SOAS: Rani Perinparaja

Tell us about yourself. My given name is Mano-Rani il-ankkaren. It means Great Queen of Lanka. The stall is to raise money for Sri Lankan refugees. As a South Asian I’m one of every three people on the planet; I don’t feel like a minority. But at SOAS,

Why Decolonising our universities is important

Why Decolonising our universities is important

By, Halimo Hussein, Co-President for Equality and Liberation Decolonising the curriculum recently hit the headlines again with the uproar from right wing media in response to comments made by Lola Olufemi, the Women’s Officer at Cambridge Students Union. Lola was scrutinised because of a letter she put forward to

Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Corruption Purge merely the beginning?

Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Corruption Purge merely the beginning?

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,