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Isabel Balkhi, MA Social Anthropology and Persian ‘Your attempts to silence us have failed because we're right and you're wrong,’ words passionately spoken by Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who stood outside Woolwich Crown Court in September to make the long-awaited announcement to supporters that
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Luc Cadwaladr-Evans, BA International Relations and Languages and Cultures Populist politics has always employed sensationalist tactics to capture the attention of the public. Othering and scapegoating to garner the support of a majority is an ever-present and ongoing strategy in the populist handbook - and, in case you were wondering,
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Lilac Carr, BA Politics and International Relations On September 29th, the President of the United States posted a video to X (and the inappropriately named Truth Social) of Democratic House Leader Chuck Schumer standing next to Democratic Senate Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who donned a sombrero and a moustache as stereotypical
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Remain alert, for the smell of petrol is permeating our society. Remember, the fascism of yesterday will not look like the fascism of tomorrow.
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AI can copy, it can learn and emulate but it can’t build, can’t master and most importantly, AI cannot craft.
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Characterising Luigi Mangione’s supporters as women who find him attractive regardless of his alleged violent actions reads as an attempt to avoid having this complex discussion.
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By diffusing this romanticised vision of Russia and its Soviet past, we strengthen Russia’s international image and with it, its cultural impact.
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By Anonymous SOAS has always been a radical place for organising, for community and most importantly a place where I felt comfortable standing up for Palestine. It has also been a space where certain groups have failed to address antisemitism to the point where they have allowed it to become
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US hegemony is dangerous to the rest of the world, as the nation creates its own standards on what is internationally acceptable, as well as avoiding accountability regardless of the damage caused
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Friendship is a means of survival for my community, but it can also be the source of your learning
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The erasure of third spaces is slowly rising. This is not only due to external factors but also because people tend to deprioritise third spaces and the importance they have within communities
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Redefining consent in marriage is not just a legal need, but a moral necessity.