Ummugulsum Kurukol Ummugulsum is a PhD candidate in Islamic Studies at SOAS, University of London. Her research explores Muslim travel writing across different genres and periods, asking how travellers understood their journeys, explained their motives, and experimented with the language of travel.
Taylor Borowetz Taylor Borowetz is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS, University of London. Taylor is co-editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies and chair of the European International Studies Association's "Concepts and Theories" section. Her doctoral research traces the concept of liberation through the Haitian Revolution and contemporary abolitionist thought. She has published on issues relating to conceptual history and memory, human rights, and the situation of early career academics in the UK.
Azadeh Pourzand A human rights researcher and a civic entrepreneur, Azadeh has spent the past decade contributing to the design, implementation and impact evaluation of civil society strengthening, media development, education and human rights programs for marginalized communities in the Middle East and South Asia.
Dr Akiko Furukawa Akiko Furukawa is an expert in Applied Cognitive Linguistics and the Acquisition of Japanese as a Second/Foreign Language.
Dr Matthew Eagleton-Pierce Dr Matthew Eagleton-Pierce is a Reader (Associate Professor) in International Political Economy at SOAS University of London.
Dr Ibrahim Abosag Dr Ibrahim Abosag is Reader in International Business and Marketing at the School of Finance and Management.