Double standards and legitimate criticism
Should there be freedom to criticise religion or does doing so automatically make it racism? Good question. Most of us are aware that people are sensitive to religious criticism to…
Balance it out!
As an anti-war campaign, it would not make sense to support Hamas. Hamas of course believe a military resistance to be the only solution. As you know, for Hamas a…
Freedom to criticise, or racism?
It seems that – one way or another – some people on this campus are intent on launching a sometimes overt, sometimes covert campaign against the Muslim members of our…
London students start wave of protests to support Gaza
On Tuesday 13 January a group of School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) students began their occupancy in the Brunei Gallery where the Ministry of Defence(MOD) were holding an…
Speakers condone violence against civilians
Like so many people across the world and at this university I was appalled by the actions recently taken by the Israeli government in Gaza. I believed that it was…
Pro-Palestinian students occupy lecture theatre after anti-war talk
Students occupied the Arts A2 lecture theatre in protest over the continuing Israeli military action in Gaza, following a speech from a controversial British-Palestinian academic that drew an audience of…