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Exchanged: Being a Study Abroad Student at SOAS

Exchanged: Being a Study Abroad Student at SOAS

Ariana Akbari, BA History of Art & Architecture, Comparative Study of Religion My name is Ariana, and I have some questions for you SOAS students. Namely, Why are all of your straws made of paper? Why is everyone here vegan? And why aren’t the eggs in the refrigerator section

Number of Applications for Irish Passports Skyrockets Ahead of Brexit Deal

Number of Applications for Irish Passports Skyrockets Ahead of Brexit Deal

Kitty Walsh, BA History and World Philosophies Photo credit: Creative Commons Pull quote: “Amanda Coakley wrote for the Irish Times that “citizenship of my country should be more than a flag of convenience for the Brits”, urging those seeking passports to base their decision on Irish cultural heritage rather than

Postcards to SOAS: Japan

Postcards to SOAS: Japan

By: Bryony Mirus, BA Japanese and Music My name is Bryony, but I am known to everyone as Bree! I am an English/Australian/Ukrainian studying Japanese and music, and I am currently on my year abroad in Tokyo, Japan. I grew up in Australia, and returned to England to

Short Story: Arriving at SOAS

Short Story: Arriving at SOAS

Francis Martin, MA Religion in Global Politics The staircase corkscrews from the street to the underground platform and you’re climbing against gravity, circling round and round as your bag seems to grow heavier. Then it levels off, there’s a corridor, one final flight of stairs, ticket hall, barriers,

Issue 2 Poetry

Issue 2 Poetry

oh sunshine, you are like a companion in the days of dark. you comfort me when I can hear the singing lark. but most of all, you are a reason to live, to see the hopeful future and my past mistakes I can learn to forgive. – a best friend in

Regular Column: Auntie Po - Social Media and Mental Health

Regular Column: Auntie Po - Social Media and Mental Health

Pauline Blanchet is a Third Year Development Studies and Linguistics student. For the past year she has been producing her own podcast about mental health and young people where she has investigated some of the biggest issues young people are facing. The first episode was released on October 10th 2018.

UK Racial Profiling: My Experience as an “Abnormal” Migrant

UK Racial Profiling: My Experience as an “Abnormal” Migrant

Andrew Awad, MA International Studies and Diplomacy 42 out of 195 countries are chosen by the UK government for the compulsory “Police Registration” process. Don’t worry if you have an American, French, Scandinavian or any other “normal” nationality. I hate using the binary “normal/abnormal” but that is, in