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Clearing rubble after the 2023 earthquake in Turkey

Boštjan Videmšek July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 0 Comments earthquake, environment, eu, europe, syria, turkey

Trauma and deprivation in the aftermath of the Turkey-Syria earthquake

Months after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, untold thousands of traumatised survivors are living in tents or containers with no prospect of employment or a swift return to their homes or alternative housing. Boštjan Videmšek spoke to some of them.

Illustration of the elephant Abu al-Abbas

Culture History Religion

Khaled Diab August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 0 Comments abbasid, abu nuwas, andalusia, apostasy, caliphate, charlemagne, christendom, christianity, constantinople, crusade, Egypt, eu, europe, european commission, harun al-rashid, infidel, irene of athens, islam, middle east, muslims, saddam hussein, slaves, umayyad

When a Christian king and a Muslim caliph united against their common foes

Despite the official holy war between Islam and Christendom, Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid and Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne exchanged lavish

Culture Fashion

Khaled Diab April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 1 Comment afghanistan, africa, arab world, beard, Belgium, burkini, clothes, culture, Egypt, europe, fashion, gender, hijab, history, horse, hymen, identity, indonesia, islam, men, middle east, military, misogyny, muhammad, oktoberfest, ottoman, ottoman empire, palestinian nationalism, palestinians, plo, prejudice, salafi, tradition, tunisia, veil, west, women

Cultural adornments: How clothes fashion identity and mask bigotry

By Khaled Diab The clothes we wear speak volumes about our individual and collective identities. However, the history of fashion

Europe Ukraine

Boštjan Videmšek March 10, 2022May 16, 2023 0 Comments eu, europe, hungary, music, railway, refugees, russia, slovenia, trauma, Ukraine, violin, youth

Orchestrating an escape from war-torn Ukraine

With the aid of fellow Slovenian musicians, the Ukrainian Youth Symphony Orchestra managed to flee the advancing Russian forces which have invaded swathes of their homeland. Despite their gratitude at being rescued, they miss their families and yearn to return to their homeland.

Climate Environment

Khaled Diab March 9, 2022February 3, 2023 0 Comments carbon neutral, economy, ecosystem, environment, eu, europe, facebook, google, iphone, net zero, renewable energy

Masking inaction: Why corporations greenwash

The corporate ecosystem is rooted in profit maximisation and the unrelenting quest for perpetual growth, which provides a powerful incentive for greenwashing. This is not good news for our natural ecosystems.

Culture History

Khaled Diab December 7, 2021June 26, 2023 0 Comments civilisation, clash of civilisations, culture, Egypt, eu, europe, islam, mash of civilisations, middle east, multiculturalism, religion, society

A recipe for mashing civilisations

The migratory history of foodstuffs and cuisines reveals that our dinner tables, like our societies, are both melting pots and salad bowls of ingredients from many different civilisations.

Economy Environment

Khaled Diab December 1, 2021June 18, 2023 0 Comments australia, carbon neutral, cars, china, climate change, cop26, covid-19, environment, eu, europe, india, industry, multinationals, net zero, netherlands, nuclear power, oil, oxfam, renewable energy, shell

Can the new heroes of net zero save the climate?

From countries and corporations to fossil fuel producers and steakhouses, almost everyone is pledging to reach net-zero emissions. But meeting these promises would require a Planet B to offset Planet A. We need other solutions.

Arab atheists: A demonised minority

Atheists are widely misunderstood by many Arabs and Muslims. There are those who believe us to be Satanists or that

Overcoming the hidden environmental costs of solar energy

Our efforts to harness the sun’s energy to power our future may require up to 5% of the territories of some countries, a new simulation finds. This could have significant direct and indirect environmental side effects, including habitat loss and deforestation. But there are ways to avoid this.

Denmark’s white ghetto mindset

By Khaled Diab The concentration of immigrants in certain poor neighbourhoods in Denmark is far more a sign of the

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