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Author Archives: Sol White

Image taken by Sol White, used with permission.
Posted inOpinion

Record-Breaking Interfaith Dinner Serves a Feast of Unity

by Sol White November 17, 2025November 15, 2025
Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 4: USA, Sudan and Iraq

by Sol White, Elana Roberts, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani and Gabriela Austin November 10, 2025November 12, 2025
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Mayor Mamdani: A New Hope

by Sol White November 7, 2025November 7, 2025
Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay
Posted inOutside OX1

Outside OX1 Week 3: Jamaica, Cameroon and Poland

by Sol White, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani and Thomas Yates November 3, 2025November 3, 2025
Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 2: Ireland, Bolivia and China

by Sol White, Lola Dunton-Milenkovic and Gabriela Austin October 27, 2025October 27, 2025
Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 1: Uruguay, Iran and Cape Verde

by Sol White, Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani and Thomas Yates October 19, 2025October 27, 2025
The official portrait of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria
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The State of African Politics

by Sol White June 30, 2025June 30, 2025
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Outside OX1 Week 7: Wagner, Colombia, Los Angeles

by Daniel Burns, Ed Routh, Sol White and Isolde Sellin June 14, 2025June 14, 2025
On the afternoon of February 3, 2021, Governor of Gyeonggi Province Lee Jae-myung celebrated the 1st Korean Sign Language Day in the reception room of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government.
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What’s Next for Lee Jae-Myung and South Korea?

by Sol White June 1, 2025June 1, 2025
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by Sol White May 17, 2025May 17, 2025

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The sun rises on a Sri Lankan paper making factory. Machines whir to life as workers stream through the doors. Wet pulp begins to be…

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