Writer, Journalist and the granddaughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the niece of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and daughter of Murtaza Bhutto, Fatima was born in a political family in Pakistan. She currently writes columns for The Daily Beast, the New Statesman and other publications. In this interview, Fatima speaks to Marcus Duran about her early years, the time she spent as a student at SOAS in London, and her new book, Songs of Blood and Sword.
Listen to the event held at Brunei Gallery at SOAS on 20th May 2010 where Fatima spoke about her new book Songs of Blood and Sword. Introduced by SOAS Principal and Director Paul Webley.
This Celebrating Sanctuary podcast offers a taster of the 2009, 10th anniversary edition of the festival that celebrates the art of Refugee Communities in the UK. Celebrating Sanctuary launches Refugee Week with a cornucopia of music, spoken word, dance and food.
The 2010 edition of Celebrating Sanctuary takes place Sunday, 13 June 2010, 2 - 7pm, Bernie Spain Gardens, Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 (next to Oxo Tower Wharf ), train/tube: Blackfriars, Southwark, Waterloo, ADMISSION FREE.
Blogger of all things Japanese and CEO Danny Choo talks to SOAS's Sebilio about what motivated him to study a degree in Japanese and Korean at SOAS, his experience at SOAS, and what he's been up to since graduating and what the future may hold, as well as giving advice to current students wishing to find a career in Japan.
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In the Second Alumni Conversation, OpenAir's Sebilio talks to John Hilary, Executive Director of War on Want. John talks about what led him to come to SOAS, the various developmental organisations he has worked with since, and gives his advice to current students who may wish to follow in his footsteps.
The following provides excerpts from a recent interview with Bill Siemering, founder and president of Developing Radio Partners, an NGO that supports community radio stations throughout the developing world. Listen to this podcast to hear his insights on the exciting field of media for development, and the importance of public radio both in the developing world and in his native United States.
Treat this not as a video, but as a sound recording - if there are some Chinese quotes, look at the screen (on your computer, mp3 player, phone etc) and it will probably be there for you to read. Like the smartest radio you've ever seen.
Recorded at SOAS, in the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, on 23 February 2010. The lecture series was supported by The London Confucius Institute
The first of in this new series of podcasts features BBC news presenter Zeinab Badawi (MA Near & Middle Eastern Studies 1989). In this interview, Zeinab talks to OpenAir's Marcus Duran about a range of subjects from her early childhood in Sudan and her family’s strong educational background; to her time at SOAS and her later life as a journalist, recounting her career highlights including interviewing the Dalai Lama, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu and Bill Clinton.
OpenAir.fm in association with the SOAS' Stop AIDS Society present an exclusive interview with Malian superstars Amadou and Mariam. In this podcast, Amadou and Mariam talk about youth in Africa and the fight to stop AIDS in the continent. They also talk about their recent collaboration with the Magic Numbers for a song they produced for the blockbuster film Twilight: New Moon. This interview was produced by Mathilda Ryall on behalf of the Stop AIDS Society, recorded in studios in Paris by Marc Antoine Moreau -manager of A&M- and presented by Armando Conte.
In this special show, Rita Ray -co-programmer of Celebrating Sanctuary- presents a selection of music from this year's live programme, with tracks from Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, Nobody, Bana Etike Grupo Lokito, Font, Kal, Poetic Pilgrimage + Aziza Brahim and Longjon La Flecha.
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Writer, Journalist and the granddaughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the niece of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and daughter of Murtaza Bhutto, Fatima was born in a political family in Pakistan. She currently writes columns for The Daily Beast, the New Statesman and other publications. In this interview, Fatima speaks to Marcus Duran about her early years, the time she spent as a student at SOAS in London, and her new book, Songs of Blood and Sword.
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To mark the inaugural AC Graham Memorial Lecture, OpenAir.fm presents a profile of Angus Charles Graham.
