OPINION: How Suella Braverman's fight to "stop the boats" breaches human rights The UK government wants to remove the right to claim asylum from people who arrive without the right of entry, whom they call “illegal”. But it does not address the nation's international human rights obligations and echoes the anti-migrant discourse of previous generations.
Why are we still labelling it “Black” History Month in 2022? What if the practice of naming Black things, far from helping to break the walls, real or imagined, between us, was a de facto agent of the status quo?
An Interview with Panpan Yang, New Lecturer in the Arts and Visual Cultures of Modern China Panpan Yang recently joined the Department of History of Art and Archaeology at SOAS as a lecturer in the arts and visual cultures of modern China. We asked her to tell us a bit about herself.
Yan Su Yan Su is a PhD researcher in the School of History, Religions and Philosophies at SOAS, University of London, whose research focuses on the conservation and adaptive reuse of historic temple architecture in Sichuan, China, with particular interest in traditional craftsmanship, cultural sustainability, and community engagement in heritage preservation.
Students made English translation of the Qur'an more accessible, linguistics scholar reveals Professor of Islamic Studies, Muhammad Abdel Haleem OBE reflects on his work with SOAS students to make an English translation of the Qur’an more accessible.
Anna Britt Gordon Löfstrand Anna Löfstrand is a PhD researcher at SOAS, focused on the connections between education, migration, belonging, and the future.
Dr Alison Holmes Leader, International Studies Program Assistant Professor, Politics Department Humboldt State University Arcata, CA