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By: Jacob Loose, CISD Masters When we visited Oxfam’s London office, we learned about the Oxfam Theory of Change. It is based on the principle that first people ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Our visit was designed to help representatives
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Mehraj Sheikh, BA History SOAS UNICEF on Campus is a student-initiated branch supporting UNICEF’s work, by hosting events to fundraise for the charity’s cause. We are proud to say that 100% of the money raised goes directly to UNICEF. This is the first year that the society is
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By: Miriam Amrani, BA History and African Studies SOAS Women’s Football is back this year looking to get as many women at SOAS playing football. We are an inclusive team that is open to all, as we work on developing existing players and as well as helping ladies who
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By:Céline Raynaud, BA Southeast Asian Studies The viral hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent began trending when media reports on the 6th of November 2018 highlighted a rape trial in Northern Ireland. In this trial, the defence lawyer passed the 17-year-old complainant’s underwear around the courtroom as evidence, claiming “the possibility that
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This is an open letter to all students at my university. To start off Black History Month, I want to address the failures surrounding Black History in an institutional setting. SOAS has an excellent track record of omitting central points of its history, a history which has paved the way
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If you haven’t seen the news story, you must have seen the memes. The 2018 US Women’s Open final saw 20-year-old Naomi Osaka defeating Serena Williams. Umpire Carlos Ramos took a point from Williams and then responded to her protestations, giving her a game penalty late in the
Breaking down stereotypes and building a tight-knit team, rugby at SOAS is not like anywhere else! When thinking about rugby it is easy to assume that those that play the sport are “lads” in every sense of the word. They play an aggressive sport, they drink, they seemingly perpetuate “lad
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Few noticed award-winning author and activist, Arundhati Roy, as she squeezed through the crowd last Saturday night at SOAS’ Brunei Gallery. The crowd she passed through, of course, was the very audience eagerly waiting to see her. Arundhati was on her way to deliver a talk titled, “Utmost Happiness &
Sport and Societies
By Edward Pickthall, BA Politics and International Relations “Clapton in the morning, and last thing at night. Singing in the Scaffold, you know it feels right, it feels right, it feels riiight!” – Tyskie in hand, this song is often belted out by the Clapton Ultras. However, there has been no
Sport and Societies
By Holly Sampson, BA Arabic Last week saw SOAS go head to head against London Met in the 2018 North London Varsity. For those who don’t know about varsity, it is an annual sports tournament between two competitive universities and involves a whole range of sporting endeavours. The competition
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By Youssra Elmagboul, BA Economics and Development When designing these workshops it was imperative that they were focused on sport, and the culture surrounding it, as many students have already taken part in a workshop during their respective freshers’ weeks. While the opening section of the workshops is largely still
Sport and Societies
By Sophie Bennett, BA Development Studies It’s that time of year again; the SOAS Warriors take on the Sea of Red, London Met. In a battle of over 20 games across 11 sports SOAS will showcase its best athletes in a bid to take this years title. Games will