Jonny Morrison, BA Chinese A trip to an Asian supermarket is always dangerous for me. However, a recent trip to four(!) has left me with a large box now brimming with spices (apparently, as a fresher, I will need amchoor powder), rice, lentils, two free and ambiguous-looking goodie bags, and
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Tom King, BA Politics As Labour strive to be in opposition for just one term, the party leadership has walked a tightrope between opposing unpopular cuts which have battered working class people and largely backing an ‘austerity-lite’ package to wipe out the deficit and run a budget surplus in a
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By Mohammad Tahboub, BA Poltics and Law The aims of both the Justice for Cleaners and lecturers campaigns are legitimate and it is their right to fight for equality and a higher standard of life and in no doubt the majority of students support this. However, it’s time that
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SOAS has recently become a newsworthy subject due to a talk which preacher Haitham al-Haddad, PhD, gave here on the 17th of February. Al-Haddad spoke at SOAS on why ‘riba’ (interest) is prohibited in Islam, but he is also known to hold questionable views regarding FGM, domestic violence and homosexuality.
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After a relatively quiet January, this month sees the return of a myriad of commemorative days. But do such days really serve a purpose? JOELY THOMAS, BA Arabic and Politics As the new season’s creme eggs cast smug looks towards the discounted mince pies, I felt a twinge of
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The Spanish government’s recent reform on abortion legislation has seen grandmothers taking to the street to defend the rights of their daughters and granddaughters. CECILE NICOD, MA South Asian Area Studies For free mothers! Source: The Guardian How is it possible that we are seeing a retreat in women’
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Scoring political points in an epic game of Grand Theft History. IMOGEN EDWARDS, BA History General Gove uses new cannon fodder. Source: http://www.painters-online.co.uk/Gallery/David-Roy-Mullins-General-Melchett/_ga62639_pg1 For most of the country, the centennial of the beginning of World War One is something that holds much
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The meaning of Valentine’s Day might be changing, but there is still reason to celebrate it! PALOMA RAO, LLB Law Fairytale Romances by Beth Jellicoe February the 14th… sure. It may be a ‘Hallmark Holiday’. A day created to encourage ridiculous spending on overpriced cards, flowers and chocolates in
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The jury verdict deeming Mark Duggan’s death ‘lawful’ is indeed a perverse judgment. LADAN DIRIE, BA Politics Mark Duggan’s aunt Carole, speaking outside court: ‘No justice, no peace’. Source: The Guardian The death of Mark Duggan, killed at the hands of police in August 2011 in Tottenham, North
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As we have also seen with mainstream media narratives of South Sudan in recent months, to entertain the gawping Western audience, African political struggles have to be, well, Westerns. JAMES APPLEBY, BA African Studies and Politics A good depiction of François Hollande’s stance, but it is foolish to believe
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Is our Students Union fit for purpose? By Alia Osman SOAS students assume that we have an effective complaints system in place for students to use if we ever need it, as the Students’ Union (SU) has a reputation for being radical and at the forefront of political activism. So