SOAS Expels Student over Pro-Palestine Activism, First Such Case in a UK University
08 August 2025 | Maktoob Media
After a year-long open-ended suspension and multiple disciplinary actions related to pro-Palestine activism, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has formally expelled a student mid-way through her degree, a move believed to be the first of its kind at a UK university.
Haya Adam, a second-year law and international relations student, has been among the most vocal student activists at SOAS, speaking out since before the onset of the Gaza genocide, organising at the Liberated Zone, and leading the SOAS Palestine Society…