In Iran, one woman’s final act of defiance exposed the violence of erasure and the radical power of being seen. Self-immolation is among the most harrowing forms of political resistance,
In Spain, women are challenging the traditionally gendered norms of rural life. Since time immemorial, life in the countryside has depended on sharply defined gender roles. The gruelling labour of
An investigation into the legacy of post-communist Romania’s first sex mag. Self-proclaimed misogynist and far-right influencer Andrew Tate moved to Romania in 2017 partly inspired by the country’s reputation amongst
A Singaporean journalist traces how Southeast Asian women are trafficked into marriage in China—and what it takes to escape When Chan boarded the plane to China, she had no idea
An exhibition shines a light on six centuries of Basque-Roma culture, history and language This year marks six centuries since the arrival of the first Roma to the Iberian peninsula.
What recent pension clashes reveal about Javier Milei’s political project – and Argentina When Argentina is discussed in international news, it’s often as an economic basket case. (To what extent
An exploration of the interplay between affliction and ecstasy in a south Italian ritual dance In the sun-scorched landscapes of southern Italy, particularly in Puglia, the country’s heel, a unique
A Dutch journalist follows those giving the “ugliest city in the Netherlands” a facelift. On the northernmost stretch of the Dutch mainland, where the North Sea becomes the intertidal Wadden
An exploration of how Cairo’s transformation into a real estate venture is reshaping its urban and social fabric. Cairo embodies a striking dichotomy, where the past and present intertwine in
The Basque country is full of industrial relics, and hungry for industrial land. What’s going on? “Buy land, they’re not making it any more”, the American author Mark Twain is
The fustigations of a French architect in Vietnam. It’s not so fanciful to view architecture as a kind of language, a system which forms the structures in which people live
An exploration of Vodou as a system of thought and a means of understanding the world through Haitian poetry and literature Vodou, at its core, is a religion of oral
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