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SOAS SU: A Prison for Progress

SOAS SU: A Prison for Progress

Anonymous For Islamophobia Awareness Month this year, the SU organised a series of events in support of SOAS’ Muslim students. On 22 November, a poetry reading and gallery were held at the JCR. Student Zahra Seedat read a poem to open the event, and the SU invited the charity MEND

Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Blasts Government Prevent Strategy

Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Blasts Government Prevent Strategy

Sophie Bush, MSc Development Studies Former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg has condemned the government’s ‘anti-terror’ strategy, labelling it a ‘toxic brand.’ He was speaking to students and members of the public at an event held at UCL and coordinated by SOAS’ Decolonising Our Minds society. The controversial strategy, called

Students’ Union Refuses to Comply With SOAS Prevent Working Group

Students’ Union Refuses to Comply With SOAS Prevent Working Group

Mel Plant, BA Arabic and Turkish The Students’ Union have refused to comply with a secret working group set up by university administration to explore the implementation of the Prevent strategy within SOAS. As of the 11th of September, the university’s official Prevent strategy claims that SOAS lacks ‘any