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Whether you are studying at SOAS, want to study at SOAS, are already an Alumni or just want to know more about this school, share your thoughts and experiences here.
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Will try and keep updated with official Alumni events and other events/articles that may be of wider interest. Though feel free to post your own also.
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has added a new journal"SOAS joins fellow London universities ? Imperial, LSE, UCL and King?s College London ? in the top 100 institutions in the World University Rankings. The School also ranked among the top 20 universities in the European league tables."
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has added a new journalSome of you may have already read the following in the Alumni newsletter. What do you think about it? I'm looking forward to testing it to see what it has to offer :)
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We are launching the SOAS Online Community for all alumni very soon! This is a password protected site available only to SOAS Alumni, and will enable users to: search for SOAS friends and colleagues, register for events online, get involved with careers networking, engage in discussions with other alumni using discussion fora, see what?s going on at SOAS and around the world, have an e-mail forwarding system, and many other exciting opportunities!
There is a testing phase of the online community until mid-December, so please make sure that you register, test out this exciting new product, and let us know what you think! We will be sending an e-mail soon detailing how you can register to become a part of this new online community.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
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Im excited about it. I attended an alumni meeting when i was in DC and i have to say it was pretty cool! I have great memories of my time at SOAS so this online community should be interesting, especially in terms of keeping tabs on old mates.
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has added a new journalI saw Tsotsi the other day. The film is set in one of the townships in the suburbs of Johannesburg and the story is about a young gangster whose past catches up with him and challenges the way he's lived his life upto that moment...
It's essentially one young man's story. And what a story too... I've seen townships like that with my own eyes, maybe that's what really made it feel so real and so raw. You get that sense of fear, from the fearlessness of some of these youths, they rob, carjack and kill, you'll do anything when you think you've got nothing to live for and nothing to lose.
I went to Johannesburg a couple of years back and it was a real eye-opener. You can read all you like about something but sometimes you do have to experience it for yourself to truly understand it. South Africa has such a jaded past and yet a lot of people are really hopeful for it's future too.
Going to SOWETO was an incredible experience. The Hector Pieterson Memorial Museum took me through so many feelings and emotions it was unbelievable, it gave me chills, made my heart race and my head pound. It's one of the best museums in the world. I went in knowing nothing and came out truly educated, moved and inspired too.
I thought Tsotsi was a brilliant film, if nothing else it shows how 'the other half live', some cinema audiences might not be ready for such a revelation...
We REALLY dont have ANYTHING to complain about...
It had an awesome SA hip-hop soundtrack I might add.
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Exclusive Interview: Nasser Amin, The Lone Mujahid Part Two
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has added a new journalSpecial emphasis: MA Islamic Societies and Cultures.
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