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Wael Odeh on Identity

Wael Odeh on Identity

By Lulu Goad, BA Arabic A Senior Lecturer of Arabic at SOAS, University of London, Wael Odeh has been part of the university cohort for almost ten years having studied his Master’s in Applied Linguistics just next door, at Birkbeck, in 2013. Mr Odeh spoke to me earlier this

Caesar at SOAS – SOAS Syria Society

Caesar at SOAS – SOAS Syria Society

By Aaliya Safdar, BA French and Arabic This article contains mentions of torture, violence and death Last week, the SOAS Syria Society hosted a string of events advocating and spreading awareness of the Syrian cause. Alongside the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), the events included a two-part panel discussion entitled

Butchery in Damascus - How the Apartheid state heaps agony on Syria

Butchery in Damascus - How the Apartheid state heaps agony on Syria

By Clayton Barrington-Russell, BA Arabic and International Relations Israel has yet again demonstrated its perpetual disregard for human life as the recent onslaught came a mere week after one of the most deadly natural disasters in Syria’s history. The early morning of 19 February brought a downpour of Israeli

Constant Devastation: Third Earthquake in Three Weeks to Hit Turkey, Syria

Constant Devastation: Third Earthquake in Three Weeks to Hit Turkey, Syria

By Mia Jin Haagensli, MSc Politics of the Middle East Where were you on the night of February 6, when two massive earthquakes measuring up to 7.5 and 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Turkey and Syria? Or when two additional earthquakes hit two weeks later, on February

Syria Joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Syria Joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Anna Fenton-Jones, BA Middle Eastern Studies China continues to expand its Belt and Road Initiative into the Middle East, finalising a deal with Syria that President Bashar al-Assad’s government hopes will allow it to begin the process of rebuilding the country after more than 10 years of civil war.

UCL Union Reverses Ban on Ex-Student Talking About His Experiences Fighting ISIS

UCL Union Reverses Ban on Ex-Student Talking About His Experiences Fighting ISIS

Jack Irwin, BA Chinese and History UCLU has decided to allow Macer Gifford, a former UCL student, a platform to talk about his experiences fighting ISIS as part of Kurdish group Yekîneyên Parastina Gel (YPG). Gifford, 28, who was previously a city currency trader, joined YPG after telling his parents

The Key to Understanding Syria’s Revolution Lies in Realising Nobody Does

The Key to Understanding Syria’s Revolution Lies in Realising Nobody Does

Mel Plant, BA Arabic and Turkish For all the many hours of rolling news footage, thousands of articles, protests and debates, it’s hard to find someone who is sure they know, well, anything about Syria – and if you do manage to find a so-called expert, with all the keys