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The motif of the Seven Magical Signs is a set of seven symbols believed to represent the Most Exalted Name of God. They are discussed in texts on magic such as the Shams al­ma‘arif al-kubra and appear on amulets and various talismanic objects.

At a time of intensifying border governance and mounting backlash against migrants’ and women’s rights, how do legal systems respond when violence is experienced under conditions of precarious status?

Stella is an anthropology PhD student. Her thesis explores the effects of climate change on everyday experiences of seasonality and the making of seasonal cultures in central Tokyo.

Miki Hosaka-Green is a doctoral researcher in Japanese Studies focusing on Japan inspired Western theatre performances, as well as working full time as a game localisation project manager.

A live presentation of recreated costumes of Nubian kings, royal mothers, and bishops based on wall paintings from the cathedral of Faras.

Learning from South Omo highlights research by agro-pastoralist communities in Southern Ethiopia. Confronting rapid change through land appropriation, tourism and climate pressures, researchers from seven groups present their own perspectives on livelihoods, identity and development. Centring local expertise, the exhibition shares aspirations and concerns for the future—research about, by and for the people of South Omo.

SOAS Economics Professor Ulrich Volz talks about “Reversing the Vicious Circle of Debt, Underdevelopment, and Environmental Change” at Wits University in Johannesburg.

SOAS Economics Professor Ulrich Volz talks about “Reversing the Vicious Circle of Debt, Underdevelopment, and Environmental Change” at the Bordeaux School of Economics.

After a career of more than forty years in international finance, Abdulkader has returned for his doctorate at SOAS.