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‘Qawwaal & Dhamaal’: Fostering friendship through music

‘Qawwaal & Dhamaal’: Fostering friendship through music

By Ahmad Jamal Wattoo, BA Economics and Politics On Friday the 9th of February, SOAS witnessed one of the biggest Late License events in its 102-year history, aptly named ‘Qawwaal and Dhamaal’. The event was organised by the International Pakistan Students Association, the SOAS India Society and the SOAS Students’

What are men suffering in silence from?

What are men suffering in silence from?

Writer: Stephen Stratton, MA Medical Anthropology, Marta Perez Fernandez, BA Economics and Development Studies I am a nurse. I first trained as a psychiatric nurse 35 years ago, in a nursing school at a Victorian asylum (with all its connotations) in Essex. I’m still unsure why I chose this

UCU strike: a controversial matter

UCU strike: a controversial matter

Writer: Ilaria Grasso Macola, BA International Relations CROSSERS * Ellis Warren, BA Japanese and Economics: “I support the strike, I’m fully behind it. At the same time, I really value my classes and my Japanese teacher has been very kind in going ahead with the classes despite the strike, so

YOUR RITUALS AND YOU: Featuring my one-to-one with Mother Ayawaska

YOUR RITUALS AND YOU: Featuring my one-to-one with Mother Ayawaska

By Emrys Lucca One dim Sunday evening this winter, I stepped out into the city gulping the polluted air with greater relief than ever before. Leaving a building I’d met eight hours ago, I wrapped myself in mother-made garments, feeling a warmth of gratitude all over my skin. I

“Yet I’ll Speak” - The Life of Paul Robeson

“Yet I’ll Speak” - The Life of Paul Robeson

Writer: Marta Perez-Fernandez, BA Economics and Development Studies 1898, a cool spring day in New Jersey. He was born, to a mother and father. 1901, it’s about his father, and whispered conversations while he is sleeping. Them at Princeton, they want him to stop preaching. The very air in

Spotlight: Young Leaders Driving Change

Spotlight: Young Leaders Driving Change

Kusai Rahal, the founder of Young Leaders Driving Change (YLDC), is determined to inspire his generation to change their local communities. Hailing from North West London, Kusai has a desire to improve his surrounding environment but he was discouraged by the impact austerity had on the ability of the youth

DO NOT READ - MARCH

DO NOT READ - MARCH

Writer: A friend you don’t know you have I need to get something off my chest. Phew. Here we go. Wow. This really is harder than it seems. All right. You may or may not (hopeful emphasis on the may not) have heard of Ayn Rand, and what she’