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'We'll keep demanding our cleaners are brought in-house'

Shadia Edwards-Dashti, Msc International Politics SOAS Justice for Cleaners (J4C) re-launched their campaign this year with a series of successful events over the past week. Over 40 students mobilised outside SOAS yesterday, for a protest against the exploitation of the cleaners, urging the SOAS management to directly hire and bring

'SOAS is unusual. It’s a very unique institution'

'SOAS is unusual. It’s a very unique institution'

Paul Webley, Director of SOAS, speaks to our Editor Tom King about the changes and challenges that face the School This summer marked eight years since Paul Webley took over the directorship of SOAS; a period that has seen considerable change to the School, and the university sector as a

Ghoncheh Ghavami 'sentenced to year in prison'

Ghoncheh Ghavami 'sentenced to year in prison'

Photo: Anoo Bhuyan Tom King, BA Politics Former SOAS student Ghoncheh Ghavami has been sentenced to a year in prison in Iran after being found guilty of “propaganda against the state”, according to her lawyer. The verdict has not yet been officially released, but Alizadeh Tabatabaie, the lawyer representing Ghavami,

SOAS Spirit Training Day

The SOAS Spirit is hosting a training day this Saturday, the 25th of October.The Talk segment commences from 11am until 12.30pm, it will be held in G3. Following the talk are classroom based training sessions led by editors from the SOAS Spirit on writing features, news, sub editing,

The A in SOAS: Underfunded and Forgotten

The A in SOAS: Underfunded and Forgotten

Carolynn Look, BA Chinese and Development Studies As many at SOAS are (or should be) aware, October is not merely a month of beer drinking, workload meltdowns, and costume preparation. It is also officially known as “Black History Month”, with the event’s name itself begging the question whether one

Comedian Russell Brand lends support to Fossil Free SOAS

Tom King, BA Politics Comedian Russell Brand has backed calls for SOAS to ditch its shares in fossil fuel companies. Posing with a banner to support Fossil Free SOAS’ campaign, Brand urged the School to “be on the right side of history” by divesting from the fossil fuel industry. Earlier

How not to suck during a year abroad

How not to suck during a year abroad

Lily David, BA Arabic and Politics Moving abroad is a big deal. Don’t believe anyone who tells you that it isn’t. It’s exhausting, exciting, and at times, bewildering. Around this time last year, approximately thirty SOAS students headed off to Amman, Jordan on their year abroad. I