SOAS-QFC Islamic Finance Public Lecture and Workshop on Islamic Cryptocurrencies This year’s SOAS-QFC Islamic Finance Public Lecture and Workshop gathered outstanding luminaries of Islamic finance and jurisprudence (fiqh) to discuss cryptocurrencies from an Islamic perspective and its latest developments in the United Kingdom, MENA and MESEA regions.
Britain has neglected Africa and the Commonwealth for over a decade: 4 ways it can reset relations The UK is resetting relations with Africa and the global south, seeking stronger, more equal partnerships. Dr Nick Westcott explains how this is a pivotal opportunity to rebuild ties and tackle global challenges.
Katarzyna Kubin Affects of Shame: Questions of Authorial Ethics in Contemporary Postcolonial Writing and Film
Dr Birsha Ohdedar Birsha Ohdedar is a Lecturer in Climate Change and Environmental Law and is the Deputy Director at the Law, Environment, and Development Centre (LEDC).
Dr Richard Williams Music of South Asia; Hindustani classical music; historical ethnomusicology; cultural history; historical musicology and musical aesthetics; lyric, song, and musical literature; music and gender; music and religion; history of emotions
Professor Helen Giunashvili Helen Giunashvili is a researcher at G. Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies, Ilia State University in Tbilisi and is also affiliated to the Graduate School of the Methodology of the Humanities in Paris.
Dr Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad Media in the Middle East with particular focus on Iran; diasporas and transnational media; islamophobia; shi’i Islam in the West; third Cinema; big data and digital methods.