Celebrating an 800-year-old Dane
Culture . Society . UncategorizedThe candles placed in the glace on the many layered birthday cake are lit. The colorful candles are accompanied by the 800-year old ‘Dannebrog’, the Danish national flag consisting of a white cross on a red background. 12 candles in blue, pink, yellow, orange and green and 12 small ‘Dannebrog’ flags on wooden sticks are
The Road of Democracy- Anti-Extradition Law in Hong Kong
City life . Politics . Society . Uncategorized‘It’s my first time going on a protest.’ says a 21-year-old university student in Hong Kong. Neva used to be a political indifferent person. Many HongKongers started their first protest experience by the time the famous Umbrella Movement took place in 2014, while she still remained silent for the time. However, the government has forced
Marriage equality in Taiwan: no rain on this parade
City life . Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedIt was a rainy Friday in Taipei, but nothing could dampen the spirits of the 40,000 supporters of marriage equality waiting with bated breath outside the Legislative Yuan building for the new marriage equality bill to be read. Making up a colourful sea of ponchos and pride flags, there was a long pause of silence
It’s massage, not prostitution
City life . Culture . Society . UncategorizedThe Son of one of Thailand’s oldest soapy massage parlour owners gives insight to the family business and openly admits to the criminal activities surrounding it. Seeing him in person is not what you expect when you think of a pimp. Young, polite, decently dressed with a charming smile and yet – he is one
Where are all the women?
Media . UncategorizedA feature unearthing the continued lack of representation of Women in Cybersecurity First and foremost, for those who maybe haven’t either come across the term cybersecurity or been made aware of the current gender inequalities in industry, within this report I’m aiming to scratch the surface of an ongoing problem and the current successes in
“Smelly Oaks” – Student Heaven or a Dangerous First Home for Young People?
Student life . UncategorizedSelly Oak, or as it is affectionately called Smelly Oak, is a residential area in South West Birmingham. It is nestled closely next to The University of Birmingham, one of the biggest universities in the UK, and most students chose Selly Oak to be their home in their second and third years of studies.
Life Israeli different for some
Culture . Society . Travel . UncategorizedFor most people childhood is about growing and having fun with no worries, but this isn’t the case for everyone. 24 year old Ben Sapirstein grew up in a small suburb town in Israel called Gan Yavne just outside the Gaza Strip. Living with his parents, two sisters and one brother, in a place where
“Our goal is to become a reference for everyone who needs a training course”
Society . Student life . UncategorizedThis is the goal of Appcademos, a new training course search platform founded by three spanish students. Nacho Campomanes (partner of Appcademos) talks about his experience as a young entrepreneur and the creating process of a Startup. What led you to the idea of wanting to undertake an adventure such as creating a new Startup? I
The journey to freedom as a boat person
Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedThe reunification of Vietnam in 1975 is portrayed by Vietnamese history books as a joint effort of the population in fighting against Western power to regain control of their country. However, Paul Nguyen has a very different idea: “Well, they don’t teach proper history in Vietnam anymore.” Paul, now 57, was born and raised in
Back to School: A Voice for the Immigrants
Politics . Society . UncategorizedSaturday, May 18th, 2019 Piazza Duomo in Milan is crowded and loud. Hundreds of people gathered to witness Italian vice prime minister and politicial Matteo Salvini presenting his dicriminatory and aggressive political propaganda based on nationalism and the exclusion of migrants. As it might be easy to infer, I am not pleased to see so many people supporting a neo fascist