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How Cutting Meat and Dairy Can Help Tackle Climate Change

How Cutting Meat and Dairy Can Help Tackle Climate Change

Diva Sinha, BA Religions The increasing levels of global warming have been hailed as one of the greatest threats to humanity and the environment. For years, industrialization and urbanization are believed to be the culprits of climate change. While this is true, food production has been a very overlooked part

Bloody Tomatoes in Brexit Times

Bloody Tomatoes in Brexit Times

Camilla Macciani, MA Migration and Diaspora Studies Walking through Tesco’s corridors, as the day of Brexit gets closer, many might think of what will be left on the shelves after the UK leaves the European Union. With still uncertain trade arrangements, supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsburys do not

ONE DAY SEYOUM: #FreeEritrea

ONE DAY SEYOUM: #FreeEritrea

Anonymous Student In Eritrea, people are being imprisoned for years without trial. Isaias Afewerki has been the country’s sole president since independence in 1993. Since then, he has been imposing constraints on both political activity and media coverage. Voices of democracy have been silenced. Although the Eritrean constitution welcomes

POSTCARDS TO SOAS: A Week in Andalusia

POSTCARDS TO SOAS: A Week in Andalusia

Syraat Al Mustaqeem, BA English Let’s set the record straight – I’m no exchange student. I’m just a Londoner remembering SOAS while away and sending my thoughts back home. My time in Andalusia, Spain was not long but so packed with culture that I left feeling I knew

Issue 4 Poetry

A Mark Your palm was in my gaze from a road full of fingerprints The tension of your thighs and walk I felt you You felt me too I saw you take your deep breathe as you made your mark on my heart with those deep brown night eyes I

Humans of SOAS: Security Guards

Humans of SOAS: Security Guards

Interviewed by Uswa Ahmed, BA World Philosophies What does the role involve? Lee: The job is all about looking after people and making sure everyone at SOAS is safe as they go about their day to day things. Oh, and ID checking which is always fun as you can imagine.

Students Union Election Low Down

Students Union Election Low Down

For this year’s election campaign, The SOAS Spirit provided coverage of all the major moments. We filmed hustings, interviewed candidates, and live-streamed the results. In this Features piece, we have brought together all the highlights from this year’s election. Voter turnout: This year: 1364 2018 (last year): 1207