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Kamaishi in Recovery: Rugby restores hope after the 2011 tsunami

Kamaishi in Recovery: Rugby restores hope after the 2011 tsunami

The city of Kamaishi, in North-eastern Japan, has a brand new 16,187 seat rugby stadium. While this might seem unremarkable, the Recovery Memorial Stadium has a significant symbolic value to the people of Kamaishi, perhaps none more so than 61-year-old resident Jiro Ishiyama. Back in the 1980s, Ishiyama represented

Humans of SOAS Pauline Blanchet: Talking Mental Health with our Agony Aunt

Humans of SOAS Pauline Blanchet: Talking Mental Health with our Agony Aunt

So, first, as our agony aunt this year for The SOAS Spirit, tell us about yourself. Pauline: My name is Pauline Blanchet, and I am a third-year student, studying Linguistics and Development. I have been passionate about mental health for a long time. At the age of fifteen, I was

Dear Society - A short piece

Dear Society, Recently, I am not so fond of you anymore. The older I get, the more I see your true face. You are such a cheat. Promising happiness and security, when all you do is oppress us. Here is my open letter to you, asking you to finally change

Cinnamon Street - A Short Story

Cinnamon Street - A Short Story

A sensory experience of walking down Balham High Road: Balham High Road is the type of place where you’d expect to come across a cafe decorated with old books and selling homemade apple cake, and sure enough, such an establishment can be found. It has tables outside, on the

An Insight to The Jungle: My Experiences in the Calais Refugee Camps

An Insight to The Jungle: My Experiences in the Calais Refugee Camps

The dramatic story of one SOAS student’s time in Calais An empty field and rows and rows of men. When I entered the Jungle, that was the first thing I saw. It was the start of a trip with SOAS goes to Calais, and we had just entered the

POSTCARDS TO SOAS: Jaipur

POSTCARDS TO SOAS: Jaipur

Where: I am currently on my year abroad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, studying Hindi at the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS). AIIS specialises in immersion-based language courses throughout India, mainly aimed at American university (undergraduate, postgraduate and PHD) students. Jaipur is the capital of the state of Rajasthan in

HUMANS OF SOAS: Black History Month Special

HUMANS OF SOAS: Black History Month Special

For Black History Month, The SOAS Spirit interviewed black professors on campus. We discuss BME underrepresentation in academia, personal backgrounds, and how Black History should be taught. DR KWADWO OSEI NYAME, Jnr We’re going to talk about Black History Month a little bit, with the focus on your experience