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In conversation with Research and Project Manager of Positive Negatives - Sara Wong. "PositiveNegatives produce comics, animations and podcasts about contemporary social and humanitarian issues. We combine ethnographic research with illustration, adapting personal stories into art, education and advocacy materials" https://positivenegatives.org/about/

In Conversation with Vanessa Berhe and her campaign 'One Day Seyoum' working for the release of her uncle and journalist Seyoum Tsehaye who has been illegaly detained since 2001. http://onedayseyoum.com/

In conversation with guest Hannah Clark (Lorna Young Foundation, Farmer Radio) More on the Lorna Young Foundation: http://www.lyf.org.uk/

In conversation with Emma Heywood(FemmepowermentAfrique)after her sharing for World Radio Day at SOAS. Dr. Emma Heywood is a lecturer in journalism, politics and communication at the University of Sheffield. She is currently assessing the impact of radio and women's empowerment in Niger, as part of her project FemmePowermentAfrique. She has previously examined the role of local radio in NGO activities on the West Bank, and foreign conflict reporting and audience perceptions of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict in Russian, French and UK TV news.

The Social Commentary: Religion is a Sin by SOAS Radio

Welcome to the 3rd episode of our 10 part series on consent. In this episode we will discuss what happens when you decide to report an incident of sexual assault or harassment at SOAS. To do this we spoke with Alex* who shared with us their experience of going through the complaints procedure at SOAS, hearing about the demands of the experience and the impact it had on their life and studies. We also spoke to campaign group Account For This SOAS to hear about the actions they are taking to transform harassment policies at SOAS and as a result make the university a safe place for survivors. To learn more about the work of Account for This visit ⇨ https://www.facebook.com/AccountForThisSOAS/ ⇦ You can use this form to give us feedback or recommendations (this can be anonymous). ⇨ goo.gl/forms/hpJS8S7GqhJiCQj53 ⇦ We’d love to hear from you! Produced by Mary Holditch and SOAS Radio. Featuring Zaynab Siddiqui, Indigo Lilburn- Quick and Harleena Jagde.

For the second Episode of Dardasha, we met with performance and spoken word artist Farah Chamma. translation of the poem "Table Rase" by Farah Chamma (In French) Take everything I know Take everything I know and throw it in the Nile Like the mother of Moses did Don’t ask me where I am from Or where I was born Don’t look for what is written on my papers I am no one A nomad, a lost soul, a simple nomadic spirit I am a language without meter, without rhyme I am Arabic, Persian, Latin, German I am language, unconstrained (In Arabic) There is no homeland for me on the ground, I find it in the sky, A free cloud, pure There is no homeland for me on the ground, I find it in the sky, A fleecy cloud, pure, Stretching like the sea, on hold The infinite blue (in French) I am snow and desert, I am earth and universe I am the calm of the ocean of the sea I am the words that follow each other in a verse (in Arabic) I am Darwish, (In e=English) I am Poe, (In French) I am Baudelaire (in Arabic) I do not hear tribunal words I do not hear rules and orders I am neither the Constitution, nor am I the peaceful dove I am Ibrahim who shatters ignorant idols I am a flower who flows from the ink of pen If you want to see Farah perform with SOAS's very own Rafeef Ziahdah, Dana Dajani and Jowan Safadi come to Rich Mix on the 15th of February.

This week we speak about Technologies of Financial Inclusion in Low Income Countries. a key focus for the Centre for Global Finance at SOAS, run by Professor Victor Murinde. Professor Victor Murinde is a financial economist, with more than 25 years’ expertise, mainly in academia, policy and consultancy roles for governments and leading international organisation. He was the founding Director of African Development Institute at the African Development Bank (2011-2014). Professor Murinde is currently the Principal Investigator (PI) of a large research project on “Delivering Inclusive Financial Development and Growth”, and a Co-Investigator on “Research on China’s Financial System towards Sustainable Growth: The Role of Innovation, Diversity and Financial Regulation” jointly with colleagues at SOAS University of London and Nankai University Tianjen, and Zhejiang University, Hangzou, in China. In 2017, he was appointed to the AXA Chair in Global Finance in the School of Finance and Management at SOAS University of London, and he is responsible for providing CGF’s vision, strategy, and oversight. Discover more on our website: https://www.soascodingclub.com/soas-radio-episode-6-centre-global-finance

Toslima is a PhD student at SOAS and her research topic studies the Abbasid Caliphate's trade with Europe and India.

This week we have 2 guests in the studio to talk about Queering the Internet, LGBTQ Representation Online. Following the repealing of section 377 in India. A law which gives hope for LGBT communities by making homophobia illegal. In this episode we explore the realities and how queer identity can exist online. Mayur Suresh is a Lecturer in Law at SOAS. In 2016, he was awarded a PhD from Birkbeck for this thesis titled ‘Terrorist’ lives in Delhi’s courts: An ethnography of the legal worlds of terrorism trials. Before his doctoral studies, Mayur practiced law in Delhi, where he and his colleagues represented a wide variety of clients. Mayur was part of the legal team in the Naz Foundation case – that successfully challenged India’s anti-homosexuality law in the Delhi High Court, and defended the judgment in the Supreme Court. Mayur has co-edited a volume on the politics of the Indian Supreme Court titled The shifting scales of justice: The Supreme Court in Neoliberal India (2014). He is currently completing a book manuscript based on his doctoral research. Tabitha Millet researches in the areas of Queer Theory and Art Education at UCL. Tabitha’s PhD research focuses on developing and troubling the curriculum at GCSE by exploring gender and sexuality in the art classroom. Tabitha has taught Art and Design in a number of London schools and continues to develop her own artistic practice working with the themes of gender and sexuality. Tabitha has held exhibitions in London, Oxford and Cambridge. In addition, Tabitha was recently awarded the Spirit of Soho award for her artwork and the Charles Fox prize at Cambridge for her research. Discover more on our website: https://www.soascodingclub.com/soas-radio-episode-5-queer

On the 10th of November after a great Show by Djane Missy Ness and Lebanese Hip Hop artist el-Rass, we met with Inès aka Missy Ness and talked about her sounds, her influences, some projects she runs, we talked about Feminism, her experiences as a Djane.

SOAS Concert Series welcomes Armenian Duduk player 'Arsen Petrosyan' to play in the Brunei. Sophie Darling of SOAS Radio interviewed Arsen before his performance about his upcoming show, the traditions of the ancient duduk and Armenian music. Arsen Petrosyan Duduk: Sound & Symbol of Armenia Arsen Petrosyan is a young master of the Armenian duduk, an ancient double reed woodwind instrument made of apricot wood. He is a graduate of the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, where he studied under renowned master Gevorg Dabaghyan. Considered a musical prodigy, Arsen initially began his studies with mentor Krikor Khachtryan, starting out on the shvi (an Armenian wind instrument) at the age of six. Despite his relatively young age (born in 1994), Petrosyan has already performed throughout the world. He is currently a soloist with the Armenian Traditional Music Ensemble (Yerevan) and has his own group, the Arsen Petrosyan Trio. For this concert, Arsen will perform from a repertoire Armenian traditional and sacred music, accompanied by the French multi-instrumentalist, NykkÖ Grégoire. www.petrosyanduduk.com

In the first episode of The Believers, a show about religion and faith at SOAS, Pablo and Krithika get under the skin of the Hare Krishnas, to learn more about them than the delicious free lunches that they provide students.

Tune in to Episode 1 as we take a look into behind the scenes of creating a student newspaper with The SOAS Spirit Editors. To get involved in The SOAS Spirit, email [email protected]

This week we are speaking with 2 SOAS students from Egypt about Online Spaces & Overcoming Government Censorship. Hossam Fazulla is a researcher and writer from Cairo. He has spent the last 7 years bridging the gap between art and human rights as Director of Freedom of Artistic Creation at the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) and as a former trainer at Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies. Fazulla’s work focuses on cultural policies and the contemporary Egyptian cultural scene. Fazulla has authored several publications including Why You Can’t be Creative in Egypt (2017), Cultural Policies: Foundation, Evolution and Problems (2015), and co-authored Censor of Creativity (2013). Salma Khamis is a researcher and writer from Cairo, whose interests lie somewhere in between journalism and academia. She conducted research on Muslim-Christian relations and religious diversity in Egypt and currently works at one of the country's leading independent news outlets Mada Masr. These days, Salma’s research interests are more focused on literary studies of contemporary Egyptian cultural products. She examines representations of Egyptian identity constructions across various art forms, with a marked emphasis on revolutionary culture. Discover more on our website: https://www.soascodingclub.com/soas-radio-episode-4-egypt

First-time guests Alina Apostu and Imran Jamal join us again on the final episode of The Impostors to reflect on the last eight months of PhD chat on the show. Tune in for thesis submission and viva tips, some great advice on how to survive the winter blues and writing-up process, a few reflections on the future, and a very geeky discussion on the importance of 'communitas'. About the guests: Imran Jamal is a fourth year PhD student at the Department of Anthropology at SOAS: https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff115652.php Dr Alina Apostu completed her PhD at the Department of Anthropology at SOAS, and successfully defended her viva in November 2018: https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff97216.php To see Jimi Hendrix playing the acoustic guitar, as described by Alina in this episode, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzL7G0jItzU

This week we are speaking with Griff Ferris from Big Brother Watch about exactly Who Should Have The Right To Watch Over You? Big Brother Watch aims to expose and challenge threats to our privacy, our freedoms and our civil liberties at a time of enormous technological change in the UK. Their work includes research around facial recognition and biometrics, access to communications data, and digital surveillance. Their most recent campaign #FREESPEECHONLINE focuses on the risks of censorship online. Discover more on our website: https://www.soascodingclub.com/soas-radio-episode-3-big-brother-watch

SOAS Radio hosting Sudha Bhuchar and Neela Doleẑalová the team behind 'Decolonising the Curriculum', a new verbatim theatre project to be made in residence at SOAS by Bhuchar Boulevard theatre company. https://www.soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem135509.html Editor: Mai Weisz Co-host and photographer: Lena Naassana

Welcome to the 2nd episode of our 10 part series on consent. This time we give some answers to the question ‘Where can I go?’ signposting help and resources available at SOAS and in the wider community, for those of you who have experienced sexual violence or want to support a loved one. We are also joined by SOAS Academic and Welfare case worker Susanna who tells us about her work, what support is available and how SOAS can do more to support its students. Use this form to give us feedback or recommendations (this can be anonymous). ⇨ https://goo.gl/forms/hpJS8S7GqhJiCQj53 ⇦ We’d love to hear from you! Here is the article Zaynab reccomended ⇨https://saltyworld.net/the-spectrum-of-consent-you-can-say-yes-still-feel-gross-about-an-encounter/⇦ More specific organisations and support can be found at ⇨www.itv.com/thismorning/sexual-harassment-helplines⇦ ⇨http://thesurvivorstrust.org/⇦ ⇨http://www.survivorstogether.co.uk/⇦ ⇨https://stopso.org.uk/ ⇦ Produced by Mary Holditch and SOAS Radio. Featuring Zaynab Siddiqui, Indigo Lilburn- Quick and Susanna Momtazuddin.

We speak with Soum Paul about Cultural Nuances & India’s Digital Economy. Soum is the CoFounder and CEO of Homescreen Network, a television network venture built for the smartphone era. Over the last two decades, he’s played instrumental roles in a series of disruptive startups - Knowlarity, State.com, Mixercast. He’s also a writer, and his books Topper Prepares andFlight of the Unicorns have both been published by Harper Collins India. When in between projects, he spends his time trotting the globe and developing his photography and filmmaking skills. Discover more on our website: https://www.soascodingclub.com/soas-radio-episode-2-soum-paul

This Episode of Regional Spotlights Middle East features an exclusive interview with the directors of 'About a War' a documentary film exploring violence and social change through interviews with ex-fighters from the Lebanese Civil War. https://www.curzoncinemas.com/soho/film-info/about-a-war Editor: Mai Weisz Contributor and photographer: Lena Naassana

Doing a PhD is not an isolated activity: to progress with our careers whilst staying sane (and funded!) we often have to do a range of other things. In this month's discussion, we hear from two expert multitaskers on how to achieve a work-life balance, and how to cope when things can start to feel overwhelming. About the guests: Karla Cervantes Barrón is currently doing her PhD in Engineering at the University of Cambridge, looking at Energy Services across different countries: http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/profiles/kc512. Apart from doing her PhD, she is currently finishing her year as President of Corpus Christi MCR, organising events as Head of Workshops for CUSPE and tries to keep active in sports and in social life. Marcello Francioni is a 4th year Anthropology student at SOAS: https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff118101.php. When he's not trying to unravel the mysteries of the service business of Tokyo's gay bars, selling some expensive organic skincare product, or teaching the (SOAS undergrad) kids how anthropology is done, he mostly sleeps or watches Netflix. Often both at the same time. To watch past episodes of UNHhhh: https://worldofwonder.vhx.tv/unhhhh

DanDana returns in full force with special guest Hazem Jamjoum, who’s writing his PhD on Arabic Music and previously ran radio shows in Canada and New York. In this episode we discuss the Cairo Congress on Arab Music held in 1938, the history and politics around it and who attended the conference. We delve deep into details about what was going on behind the scenes, while we explore the rich musical recordings that ensued from the conference. Towards the end of the episode we invite you to attend the screening of Jumana Manna’s film A Magical Substance Flows into Me, being screened on Thursday 22nd of November 2018 at the ICA as part of the London Palestine Film Festival (https://www.ica.art/on/films/ayny-magical-substance-flows-me).

We are speaking with Lecturer Matti Pohjonen about Research & Technology in Hard to Reach Locations. Matti is an academic at the intersection of digital anthropology, philosophy and data science. His work developing innovative research methods for hard-to-reach populations has taken him from Kenya and Ethiopia, to India. Now back at SOAS he is a Lecturer in Global Digital Media. Tune in every 2 weeks for conversations on the future of digital technologies and their global impact. https://www.soascodingclub.com/soas-radio/ Facebook: @SOASCodingClub Twitter: @SOASCodingClub

This podcast examines why it's important to use innovative approaches to evaluate development programmes and evidence. In recent years, there’s been increased scrutiny of international development and particularly foreign aid. For example, the UK’s Department of International Development (DFID) regularly faces criticisms regarding the effectiveness of its aid programmes from publications such as the Daily Mail and Sunday Express. At the same time, the Sustainable Development Goals have helped create an ambitious and multi-layered development agenda. Development practitioners are increasingly required to plan and work systematically. They also have to manage in a chaotic and dynamic world. In this podcast, we explore why robust evaluation of development programmes is more important than ever. We also consider the work of the Centre of Excellence in Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL), which is administered through the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and hosted at the London International Development Centre (LIDC). The speakers are Marcella Vigneri, Research Fellow at CEDIL, and Dr. Matthew Jukes, Fellow and Senior Education Evaluation Specialist at RTI International.

Live recording of Soas Concert Series' first performance of the academic year: Wiyaala 19th Oct 2018. Produced by Sophie Darling Wiyaala, which means “the doer” in her local Sissala dialect, is from Funsi, a village in the upper West region of Ghana, close to the borders of Burkina Faso and Cote D’Ivoire. Her music is a potent fusion of West African folk songs and stadium Afro-pop, informed by her personal interpretation of traditional West African mythology and storytelling. Despite growing up in a patriarchal society that can be hostile to artistic growth, Wiyaala has emerged as one of Ghana’s leading international touring artists, performing at events and festivals all over the world, including at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia and WOMAD (UK).

Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. We interviewed Keir Radnedge, who has been covering football worldwide for more than 50 years, writing 36 books, from tournament guides to comprehensive encyclopedias, aimed at all ages. His journalism career has included reporting at 14 World Cups as well as many Olympic Games and European Championships. Radnedge speaks to SOAS academic Dr J Simon Rofe about: his own experiences of technology change in global sports media, the issues of gender and diversity in the world of journalism and sport, then some reflections on the 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup, and the future of sport mega events and journalistic spaces. More information on Keir Radnedge: https://twitter.com/KeirRadnedge http://keirradnedge.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/mynetwork/invite-sent/keir-radnedge-a527008/?isSendInvite=true About the series: Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series is a collaborative project between: the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, the Japan Research Centre, the Centre for Media and Film Studies and SOAS Radio. All proudly funded by the Research and Enterprise Office Seedcorn Initiative. The purpose of this podcast series is to explore, with industry and academic experts, the role sport has played in their lives and professional practices. It is an exciting opportunity for a variety of voices and multiple interpretations of the leading question: where does sport fit in global diplomacy?

In her new book, Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr. Rebecca Adami highlights the contributions made by Latin American female delegates and other prominent non-Western female representatives who took part in the drafting of the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Intrigued by the history of gender equality in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr. Adami dedicated her research to uncover the hidden figures who pushed for more inclusive language in the texts, such as the clause " ...faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small", where the first draft did not mention the word “women”. Fatima Sator, a research associate at SOAS will also present her research findings on the origins of Gender Equality in the UN charter, as well as the advocacy project she led with her research partner to promote and give greater visibility to the Latin American women who fought for the inclusion of gender equality in the UN Charter. Their advocacy work has been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Associated Press, among others. Following the success of the project, a documentary about their journey and the story of Bertha Lutz has been produced by HBO.

"We have to be able to recognize that we have discrimination in our society, that there is prejudice and that we are going to have to do some concrete things to deal with it. But if we are not even prepared to admit that its there, we are not going to make any progress." Valerie Amos (2017) Director of SOAS since September 2015, Baroness Valerie Amos has already become a formidable presence on the campus. As the first black woman to be the Director of any UK university, what better person to profile during Black History Month to highlight issues around both gender and racial discrimination, whilst simultaneously demonstrating how accomplished black women like her are navigating their careers and breaking the glass ceiling in the process. This interview has come out of a collaboration between the Women's Empowerment Group and New Beings: The Women’s Empowerment Group is a progressive, forward-thinking initiative set up by Joelle Moeckli and Motsabi Rooper at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy. The group aimed to promote women’s voices and work towards equality in the international relations and diplomacy field. New Beings is a platform that facilitates monthly conversations at SOAS on race, religion, gender and how these, and other social identities, intersect together in the hope of gaining a better understanding and dissolving negative narratives. The aim is to add Black, Asian and Minority voices to the discourse on the British experience. The corporate arm of New Beings addresses how public and private sector organisations can become more diverse and inclusive, having delivered workshops for Aviva, the Ministry of Defence and partnered with Afropunk and RockCorp. The interview is conducted by Karim Perrineau, an MA graduate in International Studies and Diplomacy from SOAS University and founder/director of New Beings.

Dr Simon Rofe discusses his recently published book: 'Sport and Diplomacy: Games within Games', (Manchester: Manchester University Press / USA Oxford University Press 2018) as the culmination of the first phase of research in Sport and Diplomacy spanning the years 2012-2018. The book critically enhances the appreciation of sport and diplomacy in global affairs from the perspective of both practitioners and scholars. It draws on a range of scholarship across the fields of history, politics, sociology and international relations, exploring linkages across these fields in relation to soft power and public diplomacy.

Bruce Jentleson is a professor of public policy and political science at Duke University, and is the recipient of the 2018 Joseph J. Kruzel Memorial Award for Distinguished Public Service from the American Political Science Association International Security Section. He is a leading scholar of American foreign policy and has served in a number of U.S. policy and political positions. From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Jentleson was a senior advisor to the U.S. State Department Policy Planning Director. He was a member of the National Security Advisory Steering Committee for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. He served as a senior foreign policy advisor to Vice President Al Gore during his 2000 presidential campaign.

Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. We interviewed Susan Brownell, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Most recently she has co-authored (with Niko Besnier and Thomas F. Carter) The Anthropology of Sport: Bodies, Borders, Biopolitics (University of California Press). She also wrote Beijing’s Games: What the Olympics Mean to China (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008) and edited The 1904 Anthropology Days and Olympic Games: Sport, Race, and American imperialism (University of Nebraska Press, 2008). More information on Professor Susan Brownell: https://www.umsl.edu/divisions/artscience/anthro/Faculty%20and%20Staff/susanbrownell.html About the series: Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series is a collaborative project between: the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, the Japan Research Centre, the Centre for Media and Film Studies and SOAS Radio. All proudly funded by the Research and Enterprise Office Seedcorn Initiative. The purpose of this podcast series is to explore, with industry and academic experts, the role sport has played in their lives and professional practices. It is an exciting opportunity for a variety of voices and multiple interpretations of the leading question: where does sport fit in global diplomacy?

Neneh Cherry dropped by the SOAS Radio Studio the night before the release of her 5th album "Broken Politics", after her "In Conversation with Reni Eddo-Lodge" at SOAS as a part of the Black History Month events put on by the SOAS Students Union.

Isuru talks to Professor Almut Hintze and Author Farrukh Dhondy on Zoroastrianism

CARLENE The ORIGINAL DANCEHALL QUEEN talks to ISURU about her career and influences!

Is it a good idea to do a PhD while being a parent, or to become a parent while doing a PhD? In this month's episode, we escalate the question of how to balance PhD life and personal life by hearing experiences of parenting while being a doctoral student. About the guests: Miho Zlazli is a doctoral student at the Department of Linguistics at SOAS: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Miho_Zlazli Dr Claudia Prieto Piastro completed her PhD at the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at King's College London: https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/claudia-prieto-piastro(80c6c32c-67b8-48cb-bab2-8b543cd0d96a).html Find out more about her work as a food anthropologist and her cooking lessons: https://piastrokitchen.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PiastroMexicanKitchen/

The Dust of Cairo Urban echoes wants to share the voices of London that are often drowned out by the hustle and bustle of the big city. By sharing honest, intimate and uncensored portraits of London’s souls, this podcast aims at discovering, and connecting the life bubbles shaping our big and sometimes anonymous cosmopolis. In this first episode, an anonymous speaker walks us through East London and shares what has been lost, or found back from a missed Egypt in his daily life in London. Songs: Kokoroko – Abusay Junction/We Out Here Hamzam Namira /Dari Ya Alby Kadim al-Saher / Ahebini

PhD students are increasingly encouraged to disseminate their research to the wider public, but it can be tricky to know where to begin and how to do so effectively. In this month's episode, we talk about why public engagement is important, and explore different avenues to communicate with audiences beyond academia. About the guests: Alexandra Bulat is completing her PhD at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES): https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/people/politics-and-sociology-research-students-folder/alexandra-bulat Carl Truedsson is a PhD candidate in Human Geography & Urban Studies at the LSE's Department of Geography and Environment: http://www.lse.ac.uk/geography-and-environment/people/phd-students/carl-truedsson

A podcast on consent. Straightforward, right? With more and more cases of harassment and rape going public, the conversation seems to have found a wider platform. How come that harassments of different kinds are still the norm in most societies? What leads to survivors being blamed? What different and intersecting power dynamics are at play? These are only some of the questions we will be asking in this podcast. We aim to stir this conversation in a direction that takes radical approaches examining gendered, sexualised and racialised interactions. Please comment below to let us know your opinion, and email us for any inquiries.

More than 1 billion people are estimated to be migrants, living either inside or outside their country of birth. Since an influx of Syrian refugees arrived in Europe in 2015, the question of dealing with migrants and asylum seekers has dominated Western headlines. Although net migration in Europe has declined, anti-migration rhetoric persists and has provoked political instability in countries such as Germany and Spain. What’s more, US President, Donald Trump, has drawn ire for his ‘zero tolerance’ policy towards irregular immigration. This podcast explores why migration remains such a hot-button issue, and the work of the London International Development Centre Migration Leadership Team (MLT), which has been formed by the UK Economic and Social Research Council and Arts and Humanities Research Council. The speakers are Professor Kavita Datta, Professor of Development Geography at Queen Mary University of London and co-Investigator on the MLT, and Jenny Allsopp, Postdoctoral Fellow on the MLT.

This podcast is a dramatisation based on the account of a 21-year old woman called Almaz. In 2014, Almaz was living in a women's refuge in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she was recovering from her ordeal working as a domestic maid in Saudi Arabia and told us her story. Almaz represents the story of thousands of African and Asian migrant workers trapped in abusive and exploitative situations across the Gulf. The true story of one woman reveals the experience that far too many domestic workers endure, depicting the systematic lack of protection for workers throughout the recruitment and migration cycle. Almaz amplifies the hundreds of stories silenced and the experiences of countless workers made invisible. Comic: positivenegatives.org/comics-animati…2/almaz-story/ Written and produced by Caroline Bolster and Miia Laine Almaz voiced by Hanisha Solomon Music by Joe Smith A SOAS Radio & PositiveNegatives Production.

This episode is a companion piece to the previous podcast where we interviewed Wonde Nevens and Gavin Price. In this episode Verity, Wonde and Gavin speak to Dr. Stuart Murray, from Bond University, Australia. The three guests discuss Stuart’s new book which represents five years of work around the area and paradigms connected to sports diplomacy. Wonde and Gavin ask Stuart how his book connects to the current sport diplomacy and governance issues that have played out in 2018. More information on Wonde and Gavin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wonde-nevens-23549097/ https://twitter.com/GavinMPrice https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff121848.php Stuart Murray https://twitter.com/StuarMurray https://www.routledge.com/Sports-Diplomacy-Origins-Theory-and-Practice/Murray/p/book/9780815356905 ​For information on SOAS sport and governance: www.soas.ac.uk/sport-diplomacy-and-governance/ For information on the next event at SOAS around the 2019 Japan Rugby World Cup: https://www.soas.ac.uk/jrc/events/jrc-sport-symposia-series/20sep2018-countdown-to-kickoff-japans-rugby-history-one-year-out-from-the-2019-rugby-world-cup.html

In this episode, we interviewed Maryka Holtzhausen, a Vitality Netball Super League player from South Africa. A netball fanatic, Maryka, has just finished her first season at the Severn Stars franchise and has 98 caps for South Africa, playing in three Commonwealth Games and two Netball World Cups. Maryka speaks to SOAS teaching fellow Verity Postlethwaite about her career inside and outside of netball, especially, experiences living and playing elite netball globally. More information on Maryka and Severn Stars: https://twitter.com/marykaholtz https://www.severnstars.co.uk/ ​For information on SOAS sport and governance: www.soas.ac.uk/sport-diplomacy-and-governance/

Why is it important to talk about mental health as PhD students? In this month’s episode of The Impostors, we discuss this question from a UK and cross-cultural perspective, reflecting on the mental health challenges many of us face in the pursuit of a doctorate, and also sharing advice on how to help ourselves and others. About the guests: Liana Chase is completing her PhD at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS: https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff132223.php Laura Hamilton is a PhD student based at UCL’s Department of Social Sciences and the Thomas Coram Research Unit: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laura_Hamilton8

In this episode of The Impostors we look back to the different rites of passage we have to go through as PhD students; from the first year upgrade, to the submission of the thesis, to the viva. Are rites of passage useful to think about, or are these just bureaucratic formalities? And how do we get ourselves through it all? Here is some great advice from people that have been (almost!) through it all. About the guests: Dr Rebecca Bradshaw completed her PhD in History of Art and Archaeology at SOAS last year, and will be graduating this summer. For more about her research and current adventures: http://chicons.academia.edu/RebeccaBradshaw Thomas van der Molen has just submitted his thesis in Anthropology at SOAS, and is awaiting to have his viva: https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff89875.php

The new SU sabbatical officers/Co-presidents for 2018-19 introduce themselves: Hau-Yu (Democracy & Education), Youssra (Equality & Liberation), Soph (Activities & Events) and Jess (Welfare & Campaigns).

This is the first of two companion podcasts. In this episode, we interviewed Wonde Nevens, a current SOAS student who has recently completed the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy module – Sport and Diplomacy: ‘More than just a Game;’ alongside Gavin Price SOAS alumni and now Associate Tutor for MA Global Diplomacy programme and trade specialist in the UK Government. Wonde and Gavin speak to SOAS Teaching Fellow Verity Postlethwaite about their thoughts and experiences on sport in Ethopia, USA and Australia, in particular, the impact of current geopolitical climates on the complex issues that intersect with sport. More information on Wonde and Gavin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wonde-nevens-23549097 https://twitter.com/GavinMPrice https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff121848.php ​For information on SOAS sport and governance: www.soas.ac.uk/sport-diplomacy-and-governance/ For information on the next event at SOAS around the 2019 Japan Rugby World Cup: https://www.soas.ac.uk/jrc/events/jrc-sport-symposia-series/20sep2018-countdown-to-kickoff-japans-rugby-history-one-year-out-from-the-2019-rugby-world-cup.html

Rachel Beckles Willson, ethnomusicologist, writer and musician was a guest at SOAS Radio, to present a new album she recorded "Today is Good!" by young asylum-seekers recently arrived on the coast of Europe. In the run up to the Arts Against Slavery Launch Event on June 30th, Miia Laine had a conversation with Rachel about her work in Sicily, the process that took Rachel from providing music workshops in reception centres in Sicily to recording the album and launching a new charity. Album Launch "Crossings", 30th June, London: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crossings-tickets-46521561242 Arts Against Slavery: https://artsagainstslavery.org

This is the fourth episode of the SOAS’ Environmental Movement’s podcast. Clare joins Hannah in the SOAS Radio studio to discuss why she is currently 14 days into a hunger strike – which is primarily because of proposals to build a new runway at Heathrow airport, and the impact this will have on carbon emissions. They discuss the climate crisis, aviation, Heathrow expansion plans, the impending Parliamentary vote & how you can get involved. Listen to find out more! Relevant groups: https://www.facebook.com/votenoheathro/ https://www.facebook.com/RisingUpUK/

Tribe of Doris is an annual summer school of music, dance and ceremony taking place in August each year at Standford Hall in Leicestershire. This is a collection of soundscapes from the workshops, performances, showcases, special moments at this unique festival. Whilst you journey through the summer school’s workshops featuring Afro-Colombian song, performances of Jamaican percussion, to moments around the communal campfires, you’ll hear the joy of learning, the rich diversity on offer, the inter-generational exchanges, and respectful celebrations of world cultures. For more information go to: http://www.tribeofdoris.co.uk/ Image credit: Anita Hummel