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SOAS Football Teams Gain Gold and Silver Titles in Paris Tournament

SOAS Football Teams Gain Gold and Silver Titles in Paris Tournament

Omala Abrol, BA Chinese and Economics and Lina Currimjee, BA International Relations Les Parisiennes is an international sports tournament organised by Sciences Po university students in Paris. Both the SOAS Women’s and Men’s Football Teams went for an 8-a-side football tournament which lasted three days, with the men’

Deadlines, Love, and Politics: SOASk Me Out Interview

Deadlines, Love, and Politics: SOASk Me Out Interview

Archie Thomas, BA Politics and International Relations A group of first-years desperate to find love. It’s a common predicament on campus, but five years ago, SOAS didn’t have a place to anonymously confess your crush and have it published for all to see. So between two classes, this

Soas Cuban Big band: latin rhythms of diversity and joy

Soas Cuban Big band: latin rhythms of diversity and joy

Viktor da Silva, BA Music and Social Anthropology ‘Orquesta Estelar’, also known as the SOAS Cuban Big Band, is a musical group that specialises in performing a wide range of traditional and modern Cuban music as well as Colombian, Puerto Rican, and other Latin repertoires. The band is directed by

A Brief History of SOAS Martial Arts

A Brief History of SOAS Martial Arts

By Casey Trowbridge, BA History and Politics Luckily, SOAS Martial Arts has a well-defined beginning. In 1985, the first martial art to take place on campus was Nippon Kempo, brought to SOAS, and the UK, by a student called Luther De Gale, who had learnt the discipline after spending a

A Bright Future Ahead for the SOAS Drama & Musical Society

A Bright Future Ahead for the SOAS Drama & Musical Society

By Jordan Naddaf, BA Politics and International Relations When I arrived at SOAS in September 2021, I was ecstatic to be travelling abroad to attend university and begin a new chapter of my life. However, due to the pandemic and its impacts, I had been away from vocal and performing

Running on Empty: A Jordanian Experience

Running on Empty: A Jordanian Experience

By Oscar Stapleton, BA Arabic and International Relations, and Sophie Kirkby, BA Arabic and International Relations The SOAS Running Society has organised a running camp in Aqaba, the South of Jordan, that will take place during Ramadan. For 10 days this March, athletes from Jordan and SOAS will train and

Meet the new liberation caucuses!

Meet the new liberation caucuses!

By Amran Abdiqadir Mohamed, BA Global Development and Social Anthropology In 2022, the previous SOAS Students’ Union team underwent a governance review wherein they examined their current democratic processes. As a result of this review, six new liberation caucuses have been introduced and launched this academic year. The caucuses are