SOAS in the media 19-25 Sep

  • Rachel Harris spoke to the Economist about how China is using UNESCO to rewrite its history by omitting the contributions of minorities to its heritage sites. 
  • Avinash Paliwal spoke separately to the Financial Times, the BBC, and Karan Thapar Live, about the ongoing India-Canada Diplomatic spat.
  • Steve Tsang provided comment to iNews for their article on President Xi's removal of non-followers from top positions in government,
  • Alison Frances Scott-Baumann spoke to VoI Radio (29:44:00) about Denmark's incoming proposal to criminalisation of improper treatment of religious objects.
  • Gurharpal Singh provided comment to the New Yorker about why the Indian government is so concerned about Sikh separatism.
  • Phil Clark spoke separately to Deutsche Welle (05:40:00), the East African, and the Daily Monitor about Rwandan President Paul Kagame announcing that he'll run for a 4th term.
  • Gurharpal Singh was interviewed by Ed Stourton on BBC Radio 4 about the origins the pro-Khalistan movement, as well as the recent killing of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil.
  • Rachel Harris spoke to the New York Times about reports of the Uyghur scholar - who disappeared in 2017 - now facing a life sentence in prison.
  • Lynn Welchman was interviewed on UN Radio about the situation in Syria and how severe it has been over the last 12+ years there. 
  • Lina Khatib provided comment to the Daily Mail about what Syria's leader, Assad, visit to China means. 
  • Nick Westcott spoke to the Daily Express about Britain and Japan jointly investing in the mining of minerals in Africa as part of a new deal between the island nations.
  • Gurharpal Singh was interviewed by CNA Singapore about Punjab's Reaction to the Canada-India dispute.
  • Elvis Imafidon appeared on BBC World Service's Africa Daily programme (02:20:00) to talk about African philosophy and introduce his new book: Handbook of African Philosophy.
  • Colin Shindler wrote for Plus 61J Media about the transition from old Israel to the new as well as the Yom Kippur War.
  • Subir Sinha's independent inquiry into the violence that happened in Leicester last year is covered in this Leicestershire Live article.