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Joined in the SOAS Radio studio by Nisha, Halimo & Dimitri ~ 1:33 Question: Why Boycott the NSS? 10:12 Question: Complaints & people going through disciplinary procedures as a result of the hard picket 13:56 Question: The women's wudhu facility is very poor and lacking compared to the men's. Can this be resolved? 15:00 Constitutional reform 16:30 S.U. survey - fill it out here for a chance to win 5x £50: https://soasunion.org/news/article/6013/All-Student-Survey-out-now/ 18:30 #SavetheGreen 20:22 What's coming up 20:58 Summer of SOUL 6th June - buy your tickets here: https://soasunion.org/ents/event/1085/ 22:25 UoL workers strike 6th June 24:00 Submit photos from this year to [email protected]! They will projected on the wall at the End of Term party ~ 24:39 Second hand bike sale June 5th!! 25:32 Environmenstrual workshop June 12th 25:56 Decolonising Sexuality conference June 9th-10th 26:18 Commemorating the anniversary of the SOAS cleaner deportation June 12th 27:40 Grenfell one year on - silent march June 14th Intro/ outro song: The Philosopher by Ezra Collective Do you want to submit a question to be answered during our next episode? Please submit them here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedS4pzjIIhslF6W24l88SLES3JA8fyd6MVawILX096ytFxGA/viewform

Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. We interviewed Simon Kuper, a Financial Times columnist and author, who has been at the forefront of journalistic commentary of current affairs with a specialist focus on global football and football tournaments for over three decades. ​Kuper speaks to SOAS academic Dr J Simon Rofe about: his own work, his preparations for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup and some general reflections on the dynamic of sport, diplomacy and football. More information on Simon Kuper: https://www.ft.com/life-arts/simon-kuper https://twitter.com/KuperSimon ​Kupers latest text Soccernomics (2018 World Cup Edition) https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/simon-kuper/soccernomics-2018-world-cup-edition/9781568587516/ For information on SOAS sport diplomacy and football: https://www.soas.ac.uk/sport-diplomacy-and-governance/

In this episode of The Impostors, we take down the topic of procrastination, our struggle with it, but also how we manage to get everything done, and even spare some time to work on other interesting projects, asking ourselves, can procrastination ever be useful? About the guests: Jonathan Galton is a PhD student based at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS: https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff115658.php When not writing his thesis or out on a long walk, he composes music and plays the piano: https://soundcloud.com/jonathan-galton Kirstie Kwarteng is pursuing her PhD at the Department of Development Studies at SOAS: https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff127273.php Between the occasional Netflix break, since 2014 she also dedicates her time to running The Nana Project: https://www.thenanaproject.org/

An omnipresent topic in culture yet often a taboo in conversation, six Londoners reflect on their different stages of broken hearts. A sound collage put together from four interviews conducted over winter 2017/18. Produced by Miia Laine Artwork by Lena Laine

I sit down with author Mahesh Rao to interview him about his short story collection One Point Two Billion. We talk about his writing process, his motivations for his short stories, and his short stories as vignettes into different cross-sections of modern neo-liberal Indian life.

In this first episode, we speak to Reylon Yount, an MA student of “Music in Development”. Reylon plays the yangqin, a percussive string instrument also known as the Chinese hammered dulcimer. As a biracial Chinese American, he cherishes the opportunity he has to stay connected to his heritage through music. He is also interested in the potential of music to create the cultural conditions necessary for sustainable development. Listen to/buy his EP here: www.reylon.bandcamp.com Contact: www.reylonyount.com

Join all four co-presidents in the SOAS Radio studio today discussing the past couple of very eventful months here at SOAS Students' Union. The co-presidents respond to some questions submitted by SOAS students, including: 3:46 Why is the SU not letting students hold them to account? 6:26 Why is the SU acting like a rogue entity whereby they dismiss and intimidate all those with grievances. 8:21 Why did some S.U. co-presidents vote against having a referendum to hold them to account? 14:38 Why were all students not balloted if they want to support recent teachers strike action- is the student union unrepresentative, only 10% of SOAS students voted in electing union officials many of which had only 1 candidate- is the student union therefore dictatorial and akin to a one party state 20:58 Also do you think tactics of intimidation by picket-liners who in turn forced student solidarity (by people being scared to cross the picket line) is acceptable? 32:24 Why hasn't SOAS Admin + SOAS SU done more to mobilize support for compensation? Especially when international students are paying literally thousands of pounds? 32:33 If both lecturers and students are losing out economically - but we are only supporting the lecturers - how can we call this one-way support ''solidarity'', especially when students are quite vulnerable too? Intro/ outro song: IDK by Willow If you have questions you'd like addressed in the next episode, please submit them anonymously here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedS4pzjIIhslF6W24l88SLES3JA8fyd6MVawILX096ytFxGA/viewform

Here is our next episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. Today we interview Dr. J Simon Rofe and Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, who respectively, have been at the forefront of academic scholarship in and around sport diplomacy across the past decade or so. Simon and Lindsay speak to Verity about their own perspectives on: what is sport diplomacy and governance; who benefits, in particular, is an athlete a diplomat? And some thoughts on the future of the debate. For more information on today’s speakers please check out the following: Simon’s profile - https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff74153.php A recent piece from Simon - https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/22167/ Lindsay’s website - https://www.lindsaysarahkrasnoff.com/ A forthcoming edited text by Simon and with a contribution from Lindsay - http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526131058/ About the Podcast: The 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 this conversation with Nico Marzano - film curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London - we speak his work as a curator and about the upcoming edition of a very special small film festival, called “Frames of Representation”. We speak about the idea of the film festival as laboratory; as a space for discovery for innovative cinematic language and as a space where cinema and art become dynamic forces for change. Why does the 'film festival as laboratory' matter? Can cinema change the world? What do you believe in as a supporter of independent cinema? #FoR18 - “Frames of Representation” – 20-28 April 2018 @ ICA London http://www.framesofrepresentation.com/ Tracklist: Pina (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) A Song For H Far Away (Max Richter) Interview by Max Bloching

Here is our first episode in the Global Sport Conversations Podcast Series. 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? The first interview is with Aziyadé Poltier-Mutal, who is the Head of the Perception Change Project, in the Office of the Director General at the United Nations. Aziyadé speaks to Verity about the upcoming United Nations and UEFA Match for Solidarity; an insight into the relationship between the United Nation and the International Olympic Committee; and finally her own experiences and career development. If you are interested in the locations, structures and voices involved in sport, development and peace on a global scale… then this podcast is must listen! Aziyadé has kindly shared some further documents and links for further information and resource: http://www.metropolelemanique.ch/docs/05-10-2017-final-report.pdf https://www.olympic.org/development-through-sport http://www.uefa.com/matchforsolidarity/#/ https://www.unog.ch/unog/website/news_media.nsf/(httpNewsByYear_en)/120968E3CAD783C8C125823300567E99?OpenDocument https://www.unog.ch/unog/website/news_media.nsf/(httpNewsByYear_en)/431DAA62A3E5D7A6C12581F400491DE6?OpenDocument

In this first episode of The Impostors, three anthropologists look back to the beginning of their PhDs, the difficulties of writing ethnography, and the silver linings that help them get through the process.

In this episode, Laura Siegler talks to Omar Salha, Phd Student at SOAS University. Omar’s research focuses Muslim football players and their role in the integration of the Muslim community in Britain. He is also a member of Football Beyond Borders, an organisation that supports young people from low income background in education, work and public life through football practice. Omar talks about structural improvements through accommodation of religious practices in football clubs, and the different influences that local sport practices and mega sporting industries have on identity politics.

University staff UK-wide have entered the 4th week of striking in one of the biggest industrial actions of the sector. On March 12th, an agreement between the University College Union (UCU) and employers represented by Universities UK (UUK) was proposed and later rejected. The meeting discussing the proposal at the UCU North London Headquarters drew a crowd of hundreds of strikers protesting the deal. Miia Laine for SOAS Radio spoke to some of the university staff present about their views and experiences of the strike and the proposed deal.

Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, SOAS South Asia Institute – Research Associate In an age where a number of South Asian states seem to re-define their nationalism, Pakistan is engaged in building both its identity and partnerships aimed at re-defining the country's role and status in the hierarchy of nations. It no longer considers itself a weak embattled state that has limited capacity to respond. Pakistan's new power configuration aims at a more significant role in South Asia and also the Middle East. The important issue, however, is that how will a new imagined geo-political environment trained on a traditional socio-political paradigm respond to the changes?

SOAS Radio was unbelievably glad to be hosting this musical legend, Seun Kuti, who is holding up the mantle of political afrobeat. Listen as Nick and Seun preview Seun's soon to be released album Black Times, out on March 2nd, and talk some serious politics, such as corruption worldwide and also delve a little into Seun's past. Catch Seun's gig with Soundcrash on March 2md at Electrics Brixton and buy the new album @passerdj

In this interview with the Yemeni-American photographer Yumna Al-Arashi we will speak about her upbringing and education in the US and about a project she researched at SOAS. We will talk about being a visual artist in the times of Instagram and how to play with the media in order to have an impact. Yumna will share an experience of turning pain into something positive and constructive, she will talk about what it means to be vulnerable as an artist and how it is important to find and share joy.

In this podcast, Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri (Director of the Centre on Conflict, Rights and Justice at SOAS) talks to Prof. Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard Kennedy School of Government) about her book "The Evidence of Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century", the forgotten Latin American origins of human rights and the erasure of agency of the global south, and the unknown drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In a post World Radio Day interview with SOAS teaching fellow Verity Postlethwaite, we talk about the complexities of sport, including, reconciliation, colonialism and gender based historical sporting moments.

Check in with the 4 co-presidents of SOAS Students’ Union to get an update about what’s been going on & some of the key things coming up, including all things election & UCU-strike related! 01:12 – 4th UGM coming up 03:04 – SOAS Green Week 03:45 – University Mental Health Day 04:26 – UCU strike & what the S.U. is doing 17:09 – Students’ Union Elections 20:55 – What advice would you give to someone thinking of running in the election? Intro & outro song: Video recorded by Ed Emery at the Notre Dames de Landes victory party on Feb 10th

In this interview, Maisie talks to Soledad from Insightshare about how participatory media and sports projects can be used in community and personal development, existing gender barriers and sports projects in public spaces. More about insightshare: http://insightshare.org

In this interview, Nick talks to Dave from Streetchild United. Street Child United is a UK charity using the power of sport, specifically international sports events, to change the negative perceptions and treatment of street-connected children everywhere. They are still looking for communications volunteers for May 2018 in Moscow – find out more and apply here. More about Streetchild United: https://www.streetchildunited.org

During World Radio Day 2018, SOAS Radio broadcasted live from our mobile studio at the Radio Fair. In this Interview, Lola from SOAS Radio speaks to Nick Connell, Head of media company FBB Productions. The social enterprise, connected to the charity Football Beyond Borders, FBB Productions will raise funds for their many important projects while also creating employment opportunities for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Nick is a digital media professional with more than 13 years experience working for world-renowned companies, including the English FA, FIFA, UEFA, MTV, the BBC and Sony BMG. In that time he has managed numerous projects, websites, YouTube channels, social media accounts and his own digital teams, gaining extensive experience developing digital content, and a broad understanding of both the commercial and editorial side of media. Visit the FBB Productions website here: http://fbbproductions.com

During World Radio Day 2018, SOAS Radio broadcasted live from our mobile studio at the Radio Fair. In this interview, Karl FM from SOAS Radio speaks to Dekan Apajee, former BBC Broadcast journalist with over 14 years experience producing and reporting on London news stories using a variety of media platforms. Currently a Freelance Multimedia Producer and a broadcast media and sports journalism lecturer at University of East London.

Dr Frederic Grare, Carnegie’s South Asia Program - Non-Resident Senior Fellow

In WAGIC’s very first podcast, hosts Tessa Qiu and Yuan Ren are joined by researchers Dr Monica Merlin (Birmingham School of Art), Luise Guest (White Rabbit Collection), Christina Yuen Zi Chung (University of Washington) and artist Yi Dai to respond to the questions: What is a 'Chinese woman artist'? And is there such a thing as 'Chinese women’s art'? https://www.wagic.org/podcast

Over the last few decades, sport has become a business and a social phenomenon that attracts more interest and more investment than many other industries, and has gone far beyond just being “a game”. Miia Laine talked to Dr Simon Rofe (SOAS) and Jose Gigante (Y-Sport) about how sports consumption and business is changing, what international sports events say (or don’t say) about diplomatic relations between countries, and the darker side of power dynamics in global sports. In the build up to the World Radio Day Event on Feb 7th, 2018 the SOAS Radio Team will be interviewing community radio, representatives of communication for sports & development organisations, radio industry professionals and academics on this years theme of ‘Sports & Radio’ in a series of podcasts. Sign up to the free event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-radio-day-2018-sports-radio-tickets-42167120994

Way overdue, but here you go!! Now a historical snapshot into SOAS S.U.'s activities during mid-late Jan 2018, with dimitri, Nisha & Halimo - next episode to be coming soon! 0:45 What's been up 0:55 UGM & quora 5:24 Restructuring 8:40 Student Advice & Wellbeing 13:17 Walkout 2.0 13:49 Catering consultation & in-house campaign outline 19:18 Hot drinks in the S.U. shop survey & NUS Green Impact Award 20:40 Coffee cup sculpture 21:30 Things 'coming up' 22:00 S.U. elections ~ 23:35 Fave module @ SOAS Intro & outro song: Hugh Masekela, Thimlela, live at Graceland festival 1987

In this episode, Laura Siegler talks to Fight for Peace about their youth programme giving young people a way out of crime, what makes their organisation successful, and how they integrate young women into boxing practise! More info on Fight for Peace: Fight for Peace combines boxing and martial arts with education and personal development to realise the potential of young people in communities affected by crime, violence and social exclusion. We provide young people with the tools and support structures they need to become life champions and create positive futures for themselves. We support young people directly at our Academies in Rio de Janeiro and London, and via a global training programme, which equips partner organisations around the globe with the knowledge and resources to better support young people in their communities. In the build up to the World Radio Day Event, Feb 7th, 2018 the SOAS Radio Team will be interviewing community radio, representatives of communication for sports & development organisations, radio industry professionals and academics on this years theme of ‘Sports & Radio’ in a series of podcasts. Sign up to the event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-radio-day-2018-sports-radio-tickets-42167120994 www.fightforpeace.net www.facebook.com/FightforPeaceUK www.twitter.com/fightforpeace

In the build up to the World Radio Day Event 2018 the SOAS Radio Team will be interviewing community radio, representatives of communication for sports & development organisations, radio industry professionals and academics on this years theme of ‘Sports & Radio’ in a series of podcasts. In this episode, Laura Siegler talks to Anna Kessel. Anna Kessel is a sport journalist for The Observer and The Guardian. In 2007, she co-founded Women in Football, an organisation working on women’s participation in football, celebrating women’s achievement, challenging discrimination and offering professional expertise. Anna talks about the role of Women in Football in tackling gender issues in the sport industry and the importance of creating a more inclusive sport culture, as well as the role that radio and journalism plays in challenging mirepresentations of women in sport. The World Radio London 2018 event will be hosted by SOAS Radio on Wednesday 7th February, in the Brunei Gallery at SOAS, University of London from 3-8pm. Sign up to the event for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-radio-day-2018-sports-radio-tickets-42167120994

“I believe there is little or nothing in mainstream British media about British Asian women. And I’d like the media to talk about us beyond honour killings and bride burning. Because you see, we’re awesome and sexy, and all sorts of other wonderful things.” - Sangeeta Lander Pillai talks to SOAS Radio about her upcoming erotic novel Soul Sutras, and her project Masala Monologues that adapts Eve Ensler’s masterpiece, The Vagina Monologues, to archive unique and under-represented British Asian experiences. Collaborating with similarly positioned women in London by creating theatre pieces, digital audio-visual artworks, exhibitions, and TV scripts, Sangeeta’s movement has already begun. Click to listen to our hearty chat! Sangeeta’s Sexy Wednesday Playlist: Roop Tera Mastana from Aradhana (1969) Dil Kya Kare from Julie (1975) Bruce Springsteen - I’m on Fire Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink - Lady Marmalade Mousee T - I’m Horny

Professor Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute, talks about the Korean Crisis. Will the Trump Administration manage to get China to help resolve the nuclear and missile challenges from North Korea? This talk will focus on the real drivers behind China’s policy towards the challenges which North Korean regime under Kim Jung-en has posed for the USA, the world and, indeed, China itself. Professor Tsang suggests that China’s objective is to contain the problem not to resolve it, even though there is in principle an option available to the USA which, can persuade Beijing to work to resolve the problem. Edited by Isabella Steel

This session – led by Ms Vicky Bird and Dr Avinash Paliwal – will offer an introduction to the archives of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’ papers on Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and China. Highly suitable for teaching and research purposes, these archives are now available digitally via Adam Matthew International. SOAS Library will begin its month-long trial version of these archives starting October 24, 2017. Open to students and staff, the session seeks to sensitise scholars to the depth and breath of these documents. Critical to study a variety of historical topics such as foreign and security policy, international relations, and domestic politics of UK, South Asia, and China, these documents can be of use to scholars from various disciplines. Edited by Isabella Steel

Chenaara Edghill-Peart talks about the rise of corporate compliance. From what it entails such as anti-bribery to why it has gained importance over the last 6 years including her very unusual career on how she has found herself working across industries as an ex-SOAS student. She will also touch up on ethical issues and wider political background with selected companies. Edited by Isabella Steel

Tune in to listen to your 4 co-presidents chat about what's been going on at SOAS this past month, and what's to come in 2018! 1:15 Whole school walkout & Restructuring 12:20 Saturday School 13:40 Students Not Suspects/ Preventing Prevent 22:55 Decolonising SOAS 25:55 Issues facing Research students 30:30 What's coming up; UGM, Participatory Budgeting & more! Shout out to South African band 'The Soil' & their song 'Unspoken Word' as the beautiful intro/ outro music.

Our first LIVE show had Ruchi chatting with SOAS's very own Sugandha Parmar & Srishti Guru Krishnakumar - talking sex-cultures, cities, movies and female friendships. Our conversations are sprinkled by anonymous real-life testimonies by young people who narrate deeply personal and relatable accounts of flimsy family sex-education, school secrets, drawing kissing tips from Hollywood and young women buying condoms from older male pharmacists. Enjoy kijiye! This podcast is drawn from the show aired on SOAS Radio between 16.00 - 17.00 on Wednesday, November 29th.

CISD Seminar Series Abstract: China and India’s contemporary rise to prominence will significantly impact upon geopolitics over the coming decades. Based upon the presenter's recent book - China and India: Asia's Emergent Great Powers (Polity, 2017) - this talk will provide a comparative analysis of their shared emergence as great powers within the international system, and evaluate the impact of Asia’s two largest powers upon the definition and nature of power politics in the 21st century. Focusing upon the factors integral to such a phenomenon (from both historical and theoretical perspectives), it will highlight these two countries’ past, contemporary and future global significance. India and China are often expected to rise in much the same way as the current and previous great powers, primarily via traditional material and military measures. Dr Ogden vitally contends however that domestic political / cultural values and historical identities are also central driving forces behind their mutual status ambitions and world views. Short Bio: Dr Chris Ogden is Senior Lecturer in Asian Security at the University of St Andrews, where he teaches on the international relations of China and India, and emergent great powers in Asia. His research interests concern the interplay between foreign and domestic policy influences in East Asia (primarily China) and South Asia (primarily India). Intro music courtesy of http://www.purple-planet.com/

The World Health Organization has described antibiotic resistance as one of the biggest threats to global health and food security. It is estimated that at least 700,000 people die globally each year from ‘superbug’ infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines and this is predicted to rise to 10 million by 2050. This episode explores what exactly we mean by antibiotic resistance, the use of antibiotics in food production, the potentially devastating effects of not addressing antibiotic resistance and solutions to this frightening problem. The speakers are Dr Clare Chandler (Associate Professor in Medical Anthropology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and Dr. Lucy Brunton (Lecturer in Molecular Epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College).

The unusual attention given to that Caucasian exchange student in your class, to all-white celeb crushes and sports gods; your all-time (and all-white) favourite movies, to those ‘gorgeous’ Instagram personas after whom you model your appearance and ideal body-image; from your desired holiday destinations to the ‘hot guy’ or ‘hot gal’ of your ultimate dreams - India, we got a problem. Ruchi chats with Srishti, Adit and Vedant in an episode that wittily turns the spotlight towards despair – that of white fetish and its hold over Indian bodies, fantasies and aspirations.

Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, is a leading astrophysicist as well as a senior figure in UK science. He has conducted influential theoretical work on subjects as diverse as black hole formation and extragalactic radio sources, and provided key evidence to contradict the Steady State theory of the evolution of the Universe. His talk -Peering into the Future: The Bumpy Road Ahead was held at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS University of London on 6 November 2017. Co-Hosted by British Pugwash

H.E. Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty (retired), Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Deputy Director General South African Department of International Relations; Honorary Secretary – British Anti-Apartheid Movement, London: 1962 -1995, discusses recent political developments in South Africa at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS University fo London on 6 November 2017.

Current thinking would lead you to believe that Western delegates were responsible for getting women’s right into the UN in 1945– but they weren’t. On the contrary, it was the vocal feminist claims of particularly non-Western women delegates that were instrumental in establishing this first international agreement to declare women’s rights as a part of fundamental human rights. Nevertheless, the pivotal contributions of the global South in the founding of the UN has generally been ignored and neglected. The event "Women and the UN Origins - a Southern Critique", will introduce five scholars who with their diverse background will present and discuss the women who shaped the UN, from the League of Nations, in the UN Charter,the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and who continue to do so today. The research on women and the UN shed new light on topics that today remain highly political, such as the origins of human rights, feminism and international organisations.These researchers all represent the UN Gender Network of academics, UN staff, civil society and member states, that work to understand the cause and the implications of gender inequality in the UN today. Prof Rosa Freedman joined the University of Reading as the inaugural Chair of Law, Conflict and Global Development and the Director of the Global Development Division. Freedman researches on the United Nations, human rights bodies, creation and implementation of international human rights law accountability for human rights abuses committed by UN actors, and the intersection between international law and international relations. Fatima Sator Research Associate, CISD, SOAS. Born in Algeria, Fatima Sator has been focusing on Women’s role in the Arab world prior to her research on Women and the UN Charter. She is currently working as a communication officer at UN Women in Geneva. Fatima Sator has a Master’s in International Studies and Diplomacy from SOAS and a Master’s in Journalism from the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Dr Rebecca Adami Senior Lecturer Stockholm University, Department of Education. Adami post doc project titled “Women of the Declaration: Exploring Counternarratives on Human Rights from 1946-48” centers on the UN female delegates who where part of drafting the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. Her research interest is on the broad study of human rights in the field of philosophy of education Elise Luhr Dietrichson, Research Associate, CISD, SOAS. Elise holds a master in International Studies and Diplomacy from SOAS. She is currently working on a documentary with HBO Brazil together with Fatima Sator on the story of the Brazilian delegate Bertha Lutz who fought for women's rights in the UN Charter in 1945. Prof Aoife O’Donoghue has been at Durham University since 2007. Aoife's research focuses on public international law with a particular interest in global governance and legal theory. Aoife queries the structures developed to enable international law to regulate political governance. Aoife's work examines constitutionalism, tyranny, feminism, legal theory and international legal history.

Is there a certain movie, food, pillow, song, or place with which you share an intimate connection? If your mind screamed "hell, YEAH!", then think about why we mostly associate intimacy with sex - and not with the connection made with an only friend at an awkward party, OR when you cosy up against a cool wall, OR use silly voices to talk to those that love you for it? We bring to you deep and personal testimonies which delve into how contrarily people experience intimacy and how it ain't all about sex! Brace yourselves for some heartfelt and endearing accounts that pay tribute to the role of intimacy in our lives. Jai Intimacy Ho!

Dr Plesch reviews renewed concerns over nuclear war and emerging technologies against the context of intensifying regional conflicts, with hints for a 'soft landing'. He also talks about the Scrap Weapons project, for more information see: www.scrapweapons.com (10th Oct 2017)

Hear from Co-Pres of Democracy & Education Nisha and SOAS Radio's very own Fred about exciting things coming up after reading week!

What is good food? A conversation about food decisions made by governments, the market, in the household and among children Francesca, a PhD researcher in anthropology, affiliated to SOAS and the Thomas Coram Research Unit at UCL’s Institute of Education reflects on her fieldwork among young children in care and at home in London. Mehroosh, who has recently submitted her PhD thesis in development economics at SOAS, looks out from her research into how food decisions effect households in India. Who decides what food should be farmed, what food is available at subsidised prices, and the shape of religious-moral food prohibitions and possibilities? Hosts: Francesca Vaghi | twitter: @Francesca_Vaghi Mehroosh Tak | twitter: @mehr00sh | instagram: @ooshish Studio production: Anna Cohen Editor: Mukta Das Music: Brandi Simpson Miller With thanks to SOAS Radio. Music credits: Double Down by Silent Partner It's Always Too Late to Start Over by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license [chriszabriskie.com/] Belief by Silent Partner Next Funk provided by NoCopyright Royalty-Free Musics

Chiming in from Mumbai, London and Washington DC - listen to Ruchi and Natalie’s discussion about sex and its nagging partner, shame. Buddies, it is time we step in and break ‘em up! Our master panellists: Filmmaker and writer, Paromita Vohra (Partners in Crime - 2011, Morality TV and the Loving Jehad – 2007, Where’s Sandra – 2006). She has written the internationally acclaimed film, Khamosh Pani – Silent Water (2003) and is the creative director of Agents of Ishq – the cutting edge digital sex education resource for Indians. Nicole Cheetham, Director of International Youth Health and Rights at Advocates for Youth, Washington DC, an organization that focuses on adolescent reproductive and sexual health. Nicole has over 20 years of experience and expertise in youth-led advocacy, peer education, youth-friendly services, and parent-child communication.

Dr. Dan Plesch, Director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS University of London, speaks about disarmament on Tuesday, 24 October, 2017.

Dr. Dan Plesch, Director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) at SOAS University of London, speaks about the student-led SCRAP Weapons, disarmament project, and the groups recent meeting at the United Nations in New York City in the 18 and 19 October 2017. Learn more about the project: scrapweapons.com

Recorded over the phone, with Habib in Bamako and myself in North London, we talk about Habib's ethos as a musician and his relationship with his home country, Mali. We also take a look over some of the songs from his new, soothing yet diverse album, Söo. Forgive the audio quality, phone conversations are a nightmare for interviews, especially transcontinental ones. Make sure you catch what will undoubtedly be an amazing live show at Nell's Jazz and Blues on 16th of October. https://www.seetickets.com/event/habib-koite/nells-jazz-blues/1091803 Songs: Habib Koite - Wassiye Habib Koite - Sôo Habib Koite and Eric Bibb - Touma Ni Kelen Habib Koite - Cigarette Abana

For this interview session I had the pleasure of speaking with Al MacSween and Guiliano Modarelli, the creative power and production duo behind Kefaya and the amazing album Radio International; a record that brings together and finds common ground between musicians from Spain, Indian, Italy, Palestine and more in a political, upbeat, sometimes raucous and always stunning arrangement. We talk about the creative journey behind their last album and a new creative venture they are setting off on in the lead up to their next London show at Nell's Jazz and Blues on September 24th. Interviewed by Nick Hann