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My Heart Through My Stomach You are the heat in my lungs brought on by the jollof rice the sweet vanilla in the Nigerian custard You are the thickest fried plantain in the freshly, fried batch The okra soup that swoops and draws so elegantly You are the softest puff

Humans of SOAS - Library Staff

Humans of SOAS - Library Staff

Interviewed by Indigo Lilburn-Quick, BA History and Politics Photographs by Jeiran Artykova Over the past week, I have spent time with several of the staff members that are challenging the proposed cuts to the library under the One Professional Services restructuring proposals. It is clear from the interviews that all

15 Questions With Director Amos

15 Questions With Director Amos

Interviewed by Khadija Kothia Baroness Valerie Amos has been the Director of SOAS since 2015. The questions below are a compilation of student submissions, issues relating to current campus discussions, and personal questions about the director herself. 1. How will the financial situation affect current students? It won’t. We

HUMANS OF SOAS: The SU Shop

HUMANS OF SOAS: The SU Shop

By Asa Willoughby, BA South Asian Studies Cover Photo: Shop Staff 17/18: Asa, Natena, Holly, Christel, Nida, Saarah, Gpòbé Image Credit: Ravneet Kaur Matharu “This is my third year working in the shop and I love it, I cannot think of a better part-time job for a student, it

Meditations on Media

Meditations on Media

By Gaia Tan, BA Development Studies and Social Anthropology

Horoscopes as Broken Things in SOAS

Horoscopes as Broken Things in SOAS

Capricorn – Main building lifts Aquarius – Water fountains Pisces – Library toilets Aries – Hope in our government to work past their capitalist agenda Taurus – Computers with no mouse Gemini – eduroam Cancer – Everything except the new carpets in Brunei Gallery Leo – Broken hearts on floor B 🙁 Virgo – Desks in your 9am class Libra

My Month as a Vegan

My Month as a Vegan

Abida Tasnim, BA Economics Photo Credit: Abida Tasnim Why go vegan in the first place? Animals, just like humans, feel pain. What’s to say they do not share other neurological processes with us? For this reason, vegans believe in preventing the exploitation of animal rights for the benefit of