SOAS in the Media: 24-30 March

31 March 2020

Items related to Asia

  • South China Morning Post , Yahoo! News , Naver and two other media outlets: Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Insitute comments on China and the USA's relationship during the coronavirus pandemic - 27 Mar
  • RealClearPolitics , WorldNetDaily , Power Line , Jewish Press and 18 other global media outlets: Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Insitute comments on China's attempts to control the coronavirus narrative - 26 Mar
  • Monocle Radio : Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Insitute discusses China's attempts to control the coronavirus narrative through propaganda - 26 Mar
  • BBC Radio 4 :  Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Insitute discusses the rise of Mandarin as a threat to English as the lingua franca - 26 Mar
  • El Murcurio : Dr Subir Sinha, Senior Lecturer in Institutions and Development, discusses India's response to the Coronavirus pandemic - 25 Mar
  • Taiwan Insight: Dr Ming-Yeh Rawnsley, Research Associate, Centre of Taiwan Studies writes about Taiwan and the coronavirus - 30 Mar
  • 38 North : James Edward Horare, Research Associate at the Centre of Korea studies writes about relations between the EU and North Korea - 23 Mar
  • UrduPoint : James Edward Hoare, Research Associate at the Centre of Korea studies comments on North Korea's recent missile tests - 30 Mar
  • Taipei Times : Ian Inkster, Professorial Research Associate at the Centre of Taiwan Studies, writes about Taiwan's handling of the coronavirus pandemic - 25 Mar
  • ThePrint : Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Research Associate at the SOAS South Asia Institute and CISD, writes about how the coronavirus pandemic reveals that the miltary has the true power and influence in Pakistan - 27 Mar
  • I ndian Strategic Studies , Irish Examiner : Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Research Associate at the SOAS South Asia Institute and CISD, discusses her experience in Lahore hearing the announcement of a lecture by terrorist Masood Azhar - 24 Mar
  • The Hindu : Prakriti Sharan, Research Associate in Gender Studies, comments on India's lockdown in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic - 29 Mar
  • Kashmir Times : SOAS academics sign statement urging the Indian goverment to release prisoners in view of the outbreak of Covid19 - 30 Mar
  • Tamil and Vedas : Mentions the statue of Sanskrit scholar Tiru Valluvar at SOAS - 29 Mar

Items related to Africa

  • The Guardian , Infosurhoy , UC News and four other media outlets: Lucy Durán, Professor of Music, comments on the treatment and the arrest and release of Malian singer Rokia Traoré in France - 26 Mar
  • GhanaWeb , Yen.com.gh : SOAS alumna Amanda Akuokor Clinton writes about the 7 key opportunities for Africa during the coronavirus outbreak - 28 Mar

Items related to the Middle East

Items related to other regions/General SOAS

  • Die Zeit : Interview with Dr Ulrich Volz, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance, about the G20 summit on the coronavirus pandemic - 26 Mar
  • BBC Radio 4 : Professor Guy Standing, Research Associate in Development Studies, discusses the need for a universal basic income for all in light widespread global inequality - 24 Mar
  • Time24 , Publico.es : Professor Guy Standing, Research Associate in Development Studies, writes about the need for a universal basic income for all in light of the coronavirus outbreak - 29 Mar
  • openDemocracy : Professor Guy Standing signs open letter calling for a Universal Basic Income in the UK in light of the coronavirus - 25 Mar
  • PV Magazine , FinanzNachrichten.de : Felicia Jackson, Teaching Fellow in Global Energy and Climate Policy, writes about how the coronavirus pandemic could be the catalyst for policy changes towards climate change
    - 26 Mar
  • Mint (India) : Sana Goyal, Research Assoicate in African studies, writes about her experience under quarantine in London - 28 Mar
  • Al Jazeera , FromUA.NEWS : Master's student Aina Khan writes about how the coronavirus is changing funeral rites, mourning and grief - 27 Mar
  • BBC Radio 4 , BuzzFeed : Fuad Nahdi, SOAS alumnus and leading activist in britain’s Muslim community passes away - 29 Mar
  • Uganda Daily Monitor : SOAS alumna Charlotte Beauvoisin talks about her experience as a student stating that she valued societies and clubs which enabled her to meet many people whilst at SOAS - 30 Mar
  • Atwoodmagazine : Review of album by SOAS alumnus Riaz Ahmad - 27 Mar
  • NativeNewsOnline.net , Huewire News : SOAS named as one of five UK universities offering top distance education - 25 Mar

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