Comments on: Planet Of The Arabs http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: DV http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-251571 DV Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:24:23 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-251571 One great thing about SOAS is that it is an acronym pronounced as a word rather than individual letter, but it has not bought into the suckass Guardian style guide thing of being spelt "Soas". One great thing about SOAS is that it is an acronym pronounced as a word rather than individual letter, but it has not bought into the suckass Guardian style guide thing of being spelt “Soas”.

]]> By: Pete Baran http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-250453 Pete Baran Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:01:04 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-250453 Don't give me none of your SAAS! Don’t give me none of your SAAS!

]]> By: Tim http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-250430 Tim Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:47:23 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-250430 School Of AsianandAfrican Stuff? School Of AsianandAfrican Stuff?

]]> By: Pete Baran http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-250412 Pete Baran Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:17:01 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-250412 The use and placement of Oriental in our name is a constant bugbear. You'd be hard pushed to find anyone here who would call themselves an orientalist. But what do you change the name too? (General directive is to call the place SOAS and try not to break it down to constituent, embaressing words). The use and placement of Oriental in our name is a constant bugbear. You’d be hard pushed to find anyone here who would call themselves an orientalist. But what do you change the name too?

(General directive is to call the place SOAS and try not to break it down to constituent, embaressing words).

]]> By: DV http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-249298 DV Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:21:11 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-249298 The festival sounds like fun. I am yet again struck by the irony of how much progressive stuff comes out of SOAS, when "orientalist" is now such a dirty word. The festival sounds like fun.

I am yet again struck by the irony of how much progressive stuff comes out of SOAS, when “orientalist” is now such a dirty word.

]]> By: Pete Baran http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-249194 Pete Baran Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:10:22 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-249194 If 24 have a bad Muslim character they always try to have a good one too (Season 6 is all about this flip-flop - nopte Kal Penn's character being bullied!) I wonder what an updated version of this list / film to 2007 would be like. If 24 have a bad Muslim character they always try to have a good one too (Season 6 is all about this flip-flop - nopte Kal Penn’s character being bullied!)

I wonder what an updated version of this list / film to 2007 would be like.

]]> By: Alan http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-249193 Alan Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:02:30 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/planet-of-the-arabs/#comment-249193 1 - why have i still not watched Network. 2 - Oddly, I reckon 24 is not so very bad with its Muslim characters. However I am racist, so w/vs 1 - why have i still not watched Network.
2 - Oddly, I reckon 24 is not so very bad with its Muslim characters. However I am racist, so w/vs

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