SOAS in the Media: 25 Feb-2 March
3 March 2020
This week, Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Insitute once again provided expertise on the coronavirus outbreak and the impact in China for Deutsche Welle , Taiwan News , China Post and 25 other global media outlets.
Items related to Asia
- Chinese Economical Times : Reinhard Bachmann, Director of the Centre of Trust Research, comments on the prospoects for China's economy - 25 Feb
- France24 , Yahoo News UK , The Woman Mail : Dr Subir Sinha, Senior Lecturer in Institutions and Development discusses the anti-Muslim violence in Delhi - 27 Feb
- Indian Express , Yahoo News India , Indian Defense News : References Dr Avinash Paliwal's book My Enemy’s Enemy: India in Afghanistan from the Soviet Union to the US Withdrawal - 29 Feb
- Commentwise : Dr Avinash Paliwal, Director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, writes about India's relationship to US negotiations with the Afghan Taliban - 25 Feb
- SourceWire , Response Source , Enterprise Magazine : George Magnus, Research Associate at the SOAS China Institute, comments on the fact that coronavirus will hinder China's economic development - 27 Feb
- Business Mayor , PR Week Asia , Campaign Magazine , Nestia : Hau-Yu Tam, Masters student of International Studies and Diplomacy discusses racism against East Asian people in reaction to an ad from a Singaporean language brand - 25 Feb
- Seoul Times: Phil Dean discusses the dipolmacy behind China's panda - 02 Mar
- South China Morning Post : SOAS alumnus Owen Churchill writes about the United States' condemnation of China's sentencing of Gui Minhai, the Hong Kong bookseller - 27 Feb
- The Hawk , Times of India , Wire , gal-dem and over 30 other media outlets: The SOAS India Society protest against anti-Muslim violence in Delhi - 29 Feb
- Han Kyung , The Star Malaysia , The Nation (Thailand) and 6 other media outlets: SOAS students protest againt the current political situtation in Thailand - 02 Mar
Items related to Africa
- DailyMagazine.News , News Finance Yahoo , LINE Today HK : Stephen Chan, Professor of International Relations comments on the USA's relations with Africa. Article also mentions Professor Carlos Oya's research-26 Feb
- University World News : Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in global thought and comparative philosophies, comments on the US's move to make partnerships with African universities - 27 Feb
- ArcyNewsy : Jonathan Beloff, researcher at SOAS, comments on Yoweri Musaveni and power shifts in East African politics - 25 Feb
- Daily Hunt , ForeignAffairs.co.nz , The Conversation : PhD candidate Mohamed Taha writes about former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak - 28 Feb
- thejc.com :Colin Shindler, Emeritus Professor in Israel Studies, writes about former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak's relationship with Israel - 26 Feb
- China Daily HK : References SOAS study into Chinese companies in Angola and Ethiopia - 28 Feb
Items related to the Middle East
- ABC News , Vanguard , Toronto Star , Yahoo News UK , AP Associated Press and 100 other media outlets : Muhammad Abdel-Haleem, director of the Center for Islamic Studies discusses Saudi Arabia's decision to halt Muslim pilgrimage over coronavirus fears - 27 Feb
- New Statesman , The World News : Dr Yair Wallach, Senior Lecturer in Israeli Studies discusses the political histroy of Israeli left - 02 Mar
- Le Monde Diplomatique : Article by Professor Gilbert Achcar about the conflict between Washington and Tehran in Iraq - 01 Mar
- Al Bawaba , Agency Tunis Afrique Press , Middle-East : Dr Tanja Tolar, specialist in medieval Islamic art, comments on UNESCO's decision to register Arabic calligraphy on its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage - 27 Feb
- Nestia : PhD candidate Mohammad Ali Shabani comments on Iran's upcoming elections - 26 Feb
- BBC Persian , Strait Times , Asia Insider: Orkideh Behrouzan, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, Director of Studies for MA in Medical Anthropology, discussed the coronavirus outbreak in Iran - 26 Feb
- Mywaypress.gr : SOAS alumnus Nicholas Danforth writes about Turkey's foreign policy - 28 Feb
- Saudi Press Agency (Saudi Arabia) , Arab News (Saudi Arabia) , News1.kr and 4 other media outlets: SOAS alumnus Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal becomes the first Minister of Sports in Saudi Arabia - 25 Feb
Items related to other regions/SOAS General
- Times Higher Education : Mentions the appointment of Professor Adam Habib as the next Director of SOAS - 27 Feb
- Al Jazeera , World News Network , Citizen.co.za and 3 other media outlets: Lutz Oette, Director of the Centre for Human Rights discusses the impact of psychological torture - 27 Feb
- The Conversation , Qrius , Eastern Mirror , National Interest : John Weeks, Professor Emeritus of Economics, writes about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on the global economy - 27 Feb
- EGlobal Travel Media , The Daily Brit , CIPR : SOAS PhD candidate and Research & Teaching Fellow Omar Salha speaks at the Global Finance conference on Soft Power - 26 Feb
- Business Wire , Trading House , AP Associated Press and over 20 other media outlets: Sir Tim Lankester, former SOAS Director, joins the GBS Advisory Board - 26 Feb
- BNR : SOAS alumnus Yumit Esser discusses the separation of the Bulgarian Exarchy during the Ottoman Empire - 28 Feb
- Tages-Anzeiger : Feature on musician and SOAS alumna Georgia - 26 Feb
- Superlinguo : Interview with SOAS alumna Emily Gref about her lingustics job - 01 Mar
- Liverpool Echo , MSN News UK : Rensa Gaunt, a volunteer caseworker with SOAS Detention Support, comments on the Home Office's handling of asylum applications - 25 Feb
- Devex : SOAS' anti-corruption initiative is praised in this article about the UN's Sustainable Development Goals - 27 Feb
- Seoul Times : SOAS is mentioned as one of the new European Executive Training Programme Korea (ETP) partners - 02 Mar
- Magic , Free Radio : SOAS Arabic course is mentioned in article about Killing Eve characters - 02 Mar
- The Hindu , BINJ.in , DailyNews-India.com : Mentions artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy's "Moonwalk” video which is currently on display as part of the "Passage through Passages" exhibition at the Brunei Gallery - 27 Feb