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Rohan Mapara, LLB Law I have one straightforward question for you, which has a simple, factual, answer: what is the fastest sport in the world? Surely, it’s Formula One, the Red Bull Air Race, or tennis, right? Surprisingly, none of these is the right answer, the world’s fastest
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By Laura Wormington, Graduate Diploma in Economics On 14 December, I joined a small, buzzing crowd in the Djam Lecture Theatre for the SOAS Drama Society’s production of Tennessee Williams’ “Small Craft Warnings” — their first major performance of the academic year produced by this year’s society president, Oscar
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Holly Sampson BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies Valentine’s Day is upon us and this year SOASk Me Out are working on a special event to spread joy and love around the SOAS campus. With the aim to help raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust, Valentine’s Hearts
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03/02 Hockey vs RSM 2pm PB @Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre 03/02 Women’s Football vs Greenwich 12pm @ Market Road 04/02 Netball 1s vs Royal Holloway 5:45pm @Highbury Fields 06/02 Netball 1s vs Goldsmiths 5:15pm @Highbury Fields 06/02 Rugby vs LSE 2pm
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By Ania Gricuk, BA Chinese and History In the life of every tennis enthusiast there comes a moment when you witness the beginning of the career of a burgeoning new player. It seems you have been with them all the way; from the start of their journey to stardom, through
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Why should you return to a place that no longer welcomes you? Jacob Loose, MA International Studies and Diplomacy Photo Credit: Tobias Schreiner, http://www.tobias-schreiner.com Speaking at a SOAS Syrian Society event on ‘Reconstruction, Politics, and Justice in Post-War Syria’, Mr Ibrahim Olabi said that for ordinary Syrians
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By Rohan Mapara LLB Law & Holly Sampson BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies This year Varsity returns for the third time, bigger and better! Kicking off on Monday, 25 February with Rugby in the evening, we are in for a tight competition after a narrow win by SOAS
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Simone Both, PG Near and Middle Eastern Studies In less than 200 days, the FIFA Women’s World Cup will start in France. The tournament will be held between the 7thof June and the 7thof July in multiple cities all over the country such as Lyon, Nice, Montpellier and, of
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Amy Thomson, BA Social Anthropology During Reading Week (2-11 November) 13 members of SOAS Ceilidh Band, SOAS Guerrilla Choir and Soas Goes to Calais and Beyond Society, travelled to Lebanon to do solidarity volunteering work in refugee camps. This included visiting both the historic Palestinian camps (since 1948) and the
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(Mariyam) Malika Azeez, BA Social Anthropology and Study of Religions You might have seen us wearing huge boob suits, glittering people up at the JCR or selling yummy bakes—We are the Uni Boob Team! Ours is a new society on campus, aiming to raise awareness about breast cancer among
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By, Anna Jordan BA Development Studies and History & Holly Ogborne BA International Relations and Developmental Studies Competition in sport can be fun but the competitive element should not extend beyond that into the social aspects of a club. No one should have to prove themselves through initiation rituals or
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Lucy Dunnet, BA Chinese (Modern and Classical) When I tell new people that I am off to ‘BJJ training’, more often than not I receive a confused, slightly surprised look in response, and it is clear that a variety of curious and not so PG thoughts are whizzing through their