We are devastated to hear that former SOAS student Dr Refaat Alareer has been killed in an air strike in the Gaza Strip.
Our statement on Refaat's death and the destruction of the higher education sector in Gaza.
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- We are pleased to announce that the award-winning broadcaster, journalist and SOAS alumna, Zeinab Badawi, @TheZeinabBadawi has been appointed as the new President of SOAS: bit.ly/3BfVyDR
- A community announcement about SOAS student Samaria Ayanle.
- UN Special Rapporteur @FranceskAlbs visited campus earlier this month, where she spoke before a packed SOAS Gallery on the current situation in Palestine. Watch back now on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=v9_mzA… @soasCHRL
00:00 - SOAS is delighted to announce that we have appointed the outstanding academic leader, researcher and activist Professor Adam Habib as our next Director. Currently VC at @WitsUniversity Wits in South Africa, he joins us in January 2021. Read more: bit.ly/37yDK77
- We are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of one of our students, Hussain Chaudhry, a first year Law student. Our condolences go out his family and friends at this time. Full statement: soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem1…
- A new blog from @SOAS_CI asks - what can we expect for #China's relationship with #Europe in 2020? Four alumni give their thoughts on what they expect in the year ahead. soas.ac.uk/blogs/study/ch…
- Join @SOASICOP tomorrow from 6-7.30pm for the latest event in their Journalism in the Firing Line series: The Julian Assange Case. bit.ly/3Ke9Fyt
- SOAS joins calls for the release of alum Fahad Shah, a prominent journalist based in Kashmir, following his arrest. See our statement in full:
- SOAS alumnus @DavidLammy has been appointed shadow justice secretary in @Keir_Starmer's new team this week. He graduated from the SOAS School of Law in 1993 with an LLB (Hons) degree. soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem1…
- As Professor of Practice @DavidLammy will head the Project for Carceral Policy, Policing & Race - bringing together a network of researchers, practitioners and activists concerned over the role of race in criminal justice systems across the globe: bit.ly/3CfYaCt @soasLAW
- We practise economics to challenge the prevailing social order, not justify it. Ha-Joon Chang shares why he's thrilled to join SOAS for his distinguished research professorship.
- We are pleased to announce that Dr Subir Sinha, a specialist in South Asian politics, has been appointed the new Director of the SOAS South Asia Institute. Read more: bit.ly/3RnMxms
