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Students Evicted From SOAS Main Building After Occupying Management Offices

Students Evicted From SOAS Main Building After Occupying Management Offices

By Lara Holly Gibbs, MA Gender Studies On the morning of 23 February, a group of students began occupying the first floor of the SOAS Main Building where the executive offices and staff common room are located. On Thursday 3 March the remaining students were evicted by a private eviction

Too Pool for School: The Pool and Foosball Tables Return to Campus

Too Pool for School: The Pool and Foosball Tables Return to Campus

Frances Howe, LLB Jared Harris, third-year BA History, became the first student to play on the new pool table at 12:45 PM on Wednesday 19 January 2022. Playing on his own, Jared described the experience as ‘incredible’ saying the table ‘has this really smooth feel about it.’ He continued,

Into the Third Year: The UK's Covid Roundup

Into the Third Year: The UK's Covid Roundup

Jasmine Gadhavi, MA Comparative Literature On 4 January 2022, the UK reached a record number of 218,724 positive cases of Covid-19. Four days later, it surpassed 150,000 covid-related deaths. As the Omicron variant surges through Britain, the Government has been adamant in underpinning that the country should continue

SOAS Running Out of Money? Not This Year: £11.2m Surplus Announced

SOAS Running Out of Money? Not This Year: £11.2m Surplus Announced

Lara Holly Gibbs, MA Gender Studies In December 2021 SOAS released their financial statement for 2020-21. The statement announced SOAS’ £11.2 million unrestricted surplus as opposed to its 2019-20 deficit of £0.9 million. The document details SOAS’ finances as well as their Strategic Plan going forward. According to

Trads: The Face of India’s Vicious Alt-Right

Trads: The Face of India’s Vicious Alt-Right

Neeraj Shetye, MSc Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice In India, there have been two instances of vocal Muslim women being put on ‘auction’ online in the past six months, both an attempt to intimidate and silence prominent voices from India’s largest religious minority. After a significant public outcry

Syria Joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Syria Joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Anna Fenton-Jones, BA Middle Eastern Studies China continues to expand its Belt and Road Initiative into the Middle East, finalising a deal with Syria that President Bashar al-Assad’s government hopes will allow it to begin the process of rebuilding the country after more than 10 years of civil war.

Prince Andrew’s Case Proceeds After Maxwell Conviction

Prince Andrew’s Case Proceeds After Maxwell Conviction

Anisah Islam, BA Global Liberal Arts Content warning: this article mentions sexual abuse and related terms. On 29 December 2021, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, was convicted of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American financier Jeffrey Epstein from 1994 to 2004. The month-long trial featured horrific