Yoga is many things to many people in many contexts. Yet what we can say unambiguously is that modern yoga is predominately practised by women.
A message to students and staff observing Ramadan from the Muslim Chaplain at SOAS.
“Do not complain because it’s Holi”. The Holi celebrations can be used as an excuse to molest women in the guise of putting colours on them.
The story of modern-day Hanukkah leads to questions of what Jewish voices, traditions and practices are prioritized over others.
A brief history of Kumartuli and the everyday realities of the potters who live there.
Each family celebrates differently: here’s how one student celebrates Yom Kippur, the most important day in the Jewish calendar.
Project dldl was set up and implemented during a global pandemic and an Ethiopian war. What lessons are there to be learned?
Chill out for the New Year with SOAS alumna Ruth McNeil at an online yoga event.
I got interested in Assyriology because I was fascinated by the many ‘firsts’ [world’s first civilizations, writing systems, literary texts]
A brief guide to a practice that sits at the heart of Japanese life.
A brief guide to one of the world’s oldest active religions.
Dr Matthew Wilkinson on his new book on Islam
Dr Harris reports on the news that 10% of Xinjiang’s Muslim population have been indefinitely detained in internment camps.
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