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Author Archives: Sol White

Image taken by Sol White, used with permission.
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Record-Breaking Interfaith Dinner Serves a Feast of Unity

by Sol White November 17, 2025November 15, 2025
Artwork of key Oxford Landmarks, such as the Radcliffe Camera and Sheldonian Theatre, within a globe 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
Artwork of key Oxford Landmarks, such as the Radcliffe Camera and Sheldonian Theatre, within a globe 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
Artwork of key Oxford Landmarks, such as the Radcliffe Camera and Sheldonian Theatre, within a globe 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
Artwork of key Oxford Landmarks, such as the Radcliffe Camera and Sheldonian Theatre, within a globe 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
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

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
Luís Montenegro, discurso de tomada de posse 2024-04-02 (Agência Lusa)
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Portugal Heads to Early Election as Government Collapses… Again

by Sol White May 17, 2025May 17, 2025

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