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Jannah Kamaly, BA International Relations and History From school corridors to the streets of Britain, the hijab continues to be an object of contestation. More often than not, oppression is the first word that comes to mind. However, for many young Muslim girls, it is not the hijab that restricts
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Kristi Greenwood, Contributing Designer, BA Japanese December finished with a ‘performative male contest’ at SOAS, with individuals taking to the stage in ‘I hate period cramps’ hoodies, ‘reading’ feminist literature, and Labubus hung on carabiners. The contest was a huge hit with SOASasians, platforming the Queersoc and Feminist society, the
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Zaid Altikriti, Sabbatical Officer- Welfare & Liberation Space has always been a valuable commodity at SOAS. Accommodating a student population of 6000 in a small campus comes with challenges. Over my time at SOAS, however, a series of decisions have been made regarding these spaces that leave me asking myself:
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Ayah Abu Mraheel, BA History and Politics (Digital Exclusive #34) ‘You are constantly reaffirming Israel’s right to exist… Don’t be hypocritical and say, ‘Free Palestine’ when you’re also defending the right for Israel to exist.’ These accusations reverberated in a hall in New York in June 2025,
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Salsabeel Yasir, BA History and International Relations Every November, as Remembrance Day approaches, debates over the red poppy resurface. As poppies appear on lapels, so do controversies surrounding them. These criticisms have inspired the rise of the alternative white poppy, created by a pacifist movement to remember all victims of
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Will O’Donnell, BA Politics and International Relations It’s been an odd year for student expression at SOAS. The shadow of Haya Adam’s expulsion, in combination with the Injunction and various disciplinary mechanisms surrounding student protest, still looms. It is interesting, then, beyond our campus, that repression against
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Luc Cadwaladr-Evans, BA International Relations and Languages and Cultures We’re often told that, as a result of its skyrocketing into the number one spot in UK party opinion polls, Reform UK has recently and unprecedentedly become the most likely contender to win a general election, if it maintains its
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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.