SOAS in the Media: 14 Jan - 20 Jan

21 January 2020

Items related to Asia

• BBC Radio 4 : Dr Subir Sinha, Senior Lecturer in Institutions and Development studies discussed Gandhi-inspired activist Sunderlal Bahuguna on the Green Originals programme - 16 Jan
• New York Times , Vancouver Courier , CDA Press and over 30 more media outlets: Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute comments on the ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong - 16 Jan
• The Independent , Yahoo News UK , Intellasia.net : Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute comments on China's treatment of Uighur people - 18 Jan
• HK01.com , South China Morning Post and 4 other media outlets: Steve Tsang, director of the SOAS China Institute comments on China-Myanmar relations - 17 Jan
• Deutsche Welle , Yonhap News , LINE Today HK and 9 other media outlets: Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute comments on China-US trade relations - 15 Jan
• Open : Rachel Dwyer, Professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema writes about the book Bombay before Mumbai and Indian film - 16 Jan
• EuroNews: Dr Owen Miller, expert in Korean studies, comments on the Ashfall film and North-South relations in Korea - 15 Jan
• Politiken : Soe Tjen Marching, Senior lecturer in Indonesian comments on Indonesia's reaction to the conviction of Reynhard Sinaga in Manchester and the country's attitudes to people who identify as LGBTQ+ - 20 Jan
• Scroll.in , Dailyhunt : Maryam Sikander, doctoral researcher writes about secularism in India - 18 Jan
• CNBC TV18 : Rachel Dwyer, Professor of Indian Culture and Cinema, set to appear on a panel discussion at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2020 - 18 Jan
• Al Jazeera , France Breaking News and 5 other media outlets: Ming-Yeh Rawnsley, research associate at the Centre of Taiwan Studies comments on the spread of fake news in Taiwan - 20 Jan
• Deccan Chronicle : SOAS alumnus AYESHA MINHAZ writes about India's recent citezenship law - 18 Jan

Items related to Africa

• LINE Today HK , South China Morning Post and 2 other media outlets: Stephen Chan, Professor of World Politics, comments on China's relationship with Africa - 15 Jan
• GhanaWeb , Ghanamma.com : Lauren Johnston, Research Associate at the China Institute, discusses the Sinohydro deal between Ghana and China - 15 Jan
• Modern Ghana News , GhanaNewsOnline : Jeremy Keenan, Professional Research Associate comments on French Defence Minister Florence Parly's statement on Paris’ military engagement in the Sahel - 16 Jan
• Business Day Nigeria : Fadekunayo Adeniyi, PhD student, comments on the electricity market in Nigeria - 16 Jan

Items related to the Middle East

• CNN , TheFloridaPost.com , TheUsPosts.com , Al-Araby Al-Jadeed : Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor of Global Thinking and Comparative Philosophy talks about the Iranian protests and ongoing political unrest - 14 Jan
• CNN International : Mohammad Ali Shabani, PhD research student, comments on the onoing political unrest in Iran - 14 Jan
• Indian Strategic Studies : Professor of Global Thinking and Comparative Philosophy, Dr. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam's forthcoming book 'What Is Iran? Domestic Politics and International Relations in Five Musical Pieces' is referenced. - 18 Jan
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung : Dr. Gabriele vom Bruck, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology contributes a letter about Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites - 19 Jan
• The Jewish Chronicle : Colin Shindler, Emeritus professor, writes about Qassem Soleimani and Iran-Israel relations - 15 Jan
• The Conversation , ForeignAffairs.co.nz : Kaweh Kerami, PhD Researcher, writes about the delayed results of the Afghanistan elections - 21 Jan
• Sunday Times : SOAS Librarian Burzine K Waghmar contributes a letter to The Times about current Iran-US relations - 19 Jan
• Middle-East : SOAS student, Chermine Haidar reacts to the announcement that Lebanese caretaker foreign minister will be a participant at the World Economic Forum conference in Davos - 20 Jan
• EmiratesVoice.com , Saudi Press Agency (Saudi Arabia) , CNN Arabic and over 60 other media outlets: SOAS alumna Princess Haifa Bint Abdul Aziz Al-Mogrin is appointed Saudi Arabia's UNESCO permanent representative - 20 Jan

Items related to other regions / General SOAS news

• The Times : Bhavani Shankar, Professor International Food, Agriculture and Health discusses the use palm oil - 20 Jan
• World Economic Forum : Professorial Research Associate, Professor Guy Standing writes about how we can create a more equal society and what would look like in 2030 - 20 Jan
• Financial Times : Transaltion by George Hewitt, Professor Emeritus of Caucasian Languages is referenced - 20 Jan
• #Counterview : Senior Teaching Fellow, Dr Feyzi Ismail discusses how protest has shaped the first two decades of the 21st century and explores what form it will take in the 2020s - 17 Jan
• Report News Today , Vox : SOAS alumnus Maya Goodfellow writes about the British media's treatment of Megan Markle and Prince Harry - 18 Jan
• Inews.co.uk , The Scotsman , Neue Zürcher Zeitung : Interview with SOAS alumnus Georgia about her new album - 17 Jan
• actu.fr : Article featuring rugby player and SOAS alumnus Maro Itoje - 20 Jan
• Korea.net: SOAS academics to take part in London's K-Pop Academy - 16 Jan
• Voice Online : Article about Africa in 2020: Art & Activism exhibtion at the Brunei Gallery - 15 Jan
• AfricanDiasporaLeaders.com : SOAS Swahili students celebrate the language - 16 Jan
• Hindustan Times , Dailyhunt : References the statue of Valluvar outside SOAS University - 15 Jan