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Stop trying to make a Saudi-Iran war happen. It’s not going to happen.

Stop trying to make a Saudi-Iran war happen. It’s not going to happen.

Or actually it might. But just stop trying to make it happen. Looking at you United States. By Maya Reus, MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies with Intensive Language Remember when in the movie Mean Girls, a bunch of girls wrote this ‘burn book’? The book was filled with rumours,

MODI HAS PLAYED HIS LAST CARD

MODI HAS PLAYED HIS LAST CARD

By Hafsah Noor, MSc Middle East Politics Four months ago, India celebrated with a flush of national pride as Narendra Modi of the Hindu nationalist, far-right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This was his second time being sworn in as Indian Prime Minister, after winning a landslide victory in the May

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Endless Arab Spring?

Arzu Abbasova, BA International Relations Again, we are faced with a scenario akin to the Arab Spring almost 8 years later but with the new youth. Recently, the Middle East has been convulsed by growing protests in several countries, namely Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq. In Egypt, protests erupted in response

Is Bolsonaro to Blame for the Amazon Fires?

Is Bolsonaro to Blame for the Amazon Fires?

Gabriel Huland, PhD Media Studies The Amazon forest in Brazil has been burning for a long time. Although we are seeing the sharpest increase of fires in years, the destruction and looting of the largest reservoir of biodiversity in the world is not a recent phenomenon. Since 2015, when the

The Dignity of Having a Job? Head of Oxfam Points to a New Way of Thinking About Employment.

The Dignity of Having a Job? Head of Oxfam Points to a New Way of Thinking About Employment.

Jacob Loose, MA International Studies and Diplomacy The viral clip from Davos 2019 featured members of a panel talking about tax evasion. The panellists pointed out the hypocrisy of aiming to end inequality but not being willing to talk about those dodging their taxes. It is certainly powerful to hear

SOAS Ranks First in ‘Extreme Events & Speakers League Table’; Third Year in a Row

SOAS Ranks First in ‘Extreme Events & Speakers League Table’; Third Year in a Row

Sabrina Shah, BA International Relations In January, the Henry Jackson Society Student Rights Project published their annual report on “Extreme Events and Speakers” taking place on university campuses. For the third consecutive year, SOAS has been ranked first. According to the report, SOAS hosted “42 events” with either “extreme” views

Shamima Begum: Victim or Threat?

Shamima Begum: Victim or Threat?

Zahra Banday, BA English In February 2015, fifteen year olds Amira Abase, Kadiza Sultana and Shamima Begum left their homes in Bethnal Green to fly to Syria and join ISIS. Out of the Bethnal Green Trio, as they became known, Begum is the only one known to be alive, the