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HUMANS OF SOAS

Notes of SOAS Alumni: Jasdeep Degun

Notes of SOAS Alumni: Jasdeep Degun

By Sasha Patel, BA History & South Asian Studies (Hindi Pathway) What did you study at SOAS, and how did your time here affect you – as a person, or in your career? I studied Music at SOAS and graduated in 2015. It was great being in such a central location

Human of SOAS: Notes Edition

Human of SOAS: Notes Edition

In conversation with Yijia This series seeks to highlight the talent and stories of women musicians of colour at SOAS. Sasha Patel, BA History and South Asian Studies (Hindi Pathway) Tell us about yourself, what do you play? I’m Yijia, a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. I prefer to use my

Humans of SOAS: Notes Edition

Humans of SOAS: Notes Edition

In conversation with Thandeka Mfinyongo This series seeks to highlight the talent and stories of women musicians of colour at SOAS. By Sasha Patel, BA History and South Asian Studies Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Thandeka and I’m from South Africa. I play two indigenous

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.

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

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

HUMANS OF SOAS: Saif the Writer

HUMANS OF SOAS: Saif the Writer

Interviewed by Uswa Ahmed, BA World Philosophies The SOAS Spirit sat down with the author of “The Pacifist’s Sword” and SOAS Alumni “Saif the Writer” to talk about the difficulties of pursuing a career in writing. Uswa Ahmed: Introduce yourself? Saif: My name is Saif. I am a former