Threats posed to our press freedom, data, and privacy have led to setbacks in the abortion rights movement.
Alumnae Nour Saleh and Hafsa Lodi joined SOAS Alumni Book Club to address crucial questions about the rise of the modest fashion industry.
An exploration of how the creation and circulation of images have shaped the urban spaces and cultural imaginaries of Beirut.
As water and energy shortages become more frequent, global environmental context is needed as part of our communications and media strategies.
For this year’s World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations aims to highlight the immediate consequences of the climate emergency and put the needs of climate-vulnerable people at the top of the agenda at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November.
How has the international media reported the assassination of Haiti’s president – and how could this be problematic?
The new series of the Global Digital Futures podcast features conversations with leading experts in the fields of tech and innovation, focusing on perspectives from the Global South.
Independent fact-checkers play a vital role in the digital media landscape, but there is no singular approach to countering misinformation.
Resource-poor countries are facing an “extinction-level threat” for journalism. Could public subsidy be a solution to supporting global media?
African scientists have called for a decolonisation of global health, following a $30 million dollar award to US NGO for African malaria project.
Before he became one of the biggest names in Palestinian hip hop as part of the rap trio DAM, Tamer Nafar was printing out Tupac
SOAS hosted an event as part of the Solve Climate by 2030 initiative, a global dialogue on green economic recovery and climate solutions.
Maxine reviews a new book exploring how African migration is presented through Hip hop.
Singalilwe Chilemba wanted to join a book club in Lilongwe, Malawi back in 2016, but couldn’t find one. She decided to start her own.
Stay tuned this week as we bring you uplifting stories of inspirational women that have shared their interpretations of #ChoosetoChallenge.
A new exhibition at the South London Gallery looks at how we can understand archives created at the height of the British Empire and re-interpret them for today’s world.
What does the proposed legislation concerning free speech at English universities actually mean? We break it down and explain.
“A stunningly blatant example of just how far the TV industry has to go in terms of celebrating true diversity and representation.”
How has the way we talk about climate change, changed? And how is it discussed by various media outlets? Maxine Betteridge-Moes explores.
The recent ‘Future of Cities Summit’ explored what cities may look like after Covid – and whether they will change forever.
Women journalists across the globe are having to deal with online abuse and trolling – a new frontline – according to a new UNESCO report.
SOAS alumnus Karim Ennarah was one of the three human rights defenders working for the EIPR that were released this weekend.
Maxine Betteridge-Moes talks with Ryan McMahon, host of the Thunder Bay podcast, about challenges faced by the Indigenous people of Canada.
Since the signing of the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship, the nearly 1,800-kilometre border between Nepal and India has served as an open
