Dr Dara Salam Dara Salam is a Teaching Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies.
Mr John Gittings John Gittings was foreign leader-writer and East Asia editor at The Guardian for many years, retiring in 2003, and covered major events in the area from the late 1970s onwards.
Dr Seraphin Kamdem Dr Kamdem returns to SOAS as a Research Associate, having previously taught in the Linguistics Department and Africa Section.
Dr Heidi Tan Dr Heidi Tan was a founding member of the curatorial team at the Asian Civilisations Museum, one of Singapore’s national museums that was launched in 1997.
Ferren Gipson Ferren Gipson is a doctoral researcher in the History of Art, specialising in art from Mao-era China.
Hussein Haeri KC Hussein Haeri is a partner and Co-Head of the International Arbitration Group at the law firm Withers LLP, where he also leads the firm's public international law team.
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.
Xiao Lin Xiao Lin is a doctoral researcher in the Department of History at SOAS. Her research focuses on Manchu intellectuals in the late Qing and Republic of China periods, exploring questions of political thought, identity, and transnational exchange.
Dr Amal Al-Jubouri Dr Amal Al-Jubouri is a distinguished poet, human rights lawyer, and academic specializing in Arabic and Islamic studies, cultural memory, and interfaith dialogue.