You are here: Homepage Sitemap SubjectsPostcolonialismThe culture of remembranceInternational relationsEnvironment and climate policyHuman rightsMigrationLiterature and artsEconomy and tradeSociety and everyday lifeCountriesAuthors Latest Photo: BVN Architecture Architecture | Australia“Building with country” The Australian architect Kevin O’Brien fuses indigenous and colonial legacies to create buildings that reflect the culture and climate of their locations. A conversation about Torres Straits Islanders’ beach huts, clichés about modernism and loving Australia Interview with Kevin O’Brien04/15/2024 Photo: Marvin Bonheur Society | France“People we wouldn’t notice” French photographer Marvin Bonheur grew up in the banlieue of Paris. Today, he works internationally as a documentary photographer and in advertising. In both fields, he is aiming to portray those who are most often overlooked Interview with Marvin Bonheur04/03/2024 Photo: Azim Haidaryan Indigenous futurism“I love science fiction” Iter Mora, the fashion label by designer and filmmaker Elias Riadi, combines Amazigh traditions, films such as “Dune” and ancient astronomy to forge a kind of indigenous futurism Interview with Elias Riadi04/02/2024 Photo: Luisa Dörr Youth culture | Bolivia“Cholitas” on skateboards Young indigenous women skateboard through Cochabamba wearing traditional dress. Daniela Santiváñez explains what sparked them to form the collective ImillaSkate and how they stop their hats from flying off in the wind Interview with Daniela Santivañez04/02/2024 Photo: Lisa Rose/ Collectivo Indigenous life | Kenya“Indigeneity is not a label” Maori, Inuit or Maasai: What connects indigenous people worldwide? Kenyan activist Mali Ole Kaunga talks about the power of international networking and the political space it opens up Interview with Mali Ole Kaunga04/02/2024 Foto: Leeor Wild Playlist | Canada & GreenlandThe Sound of the Inuit Raucous vocals, nature-loving lyrics, love songs or simply some proper rock: the Inuit playlist by Canadian musician Elisapie Isaac By Elisapie Isaac03/14/2024 Photo: Ole Witt Personal history | Myanmar“I always knew what I wanted” Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon By Ma Thida02/26/2024 Photo: Rosemary Gilliat Eaton / Library and Archives Canada Inuit | CanadaNunavik, my icy homeland In northern Canada, the indigenous population has always lived in balance with nature - but then Europeans found their way to the icy desert. The newcomers harvested its raw materials. A personal story about life on the periphery of North America By Sheila Watt-Cloutier02/16/2024 Photo: Michelle Isinbaeva Pop culture | UgandaGet up and dance! In Uganda, even the dancefloor is politically contentious. The Nyege Nyege Festival and the Hakuna Kulala label provide the soundtrack for cosmopolitan Africa By Andrew Kaggwa02/05/2024 Photo: Getty Images Desert | IsraelAs fleeting as shifting dunes With their sweeping horizons and emptiness, deserts have inspired religions, myths and inner-reflection. But ever since last year’s violence, Israel’s Negev desert has been linked to new and devastating images By Ayelet Gundar-Goshen02/05/2024 Photo: Marco Garro Climate | PeruThe thirsty metropolis: Lima Lima is one of the largest desert cities in the world. Of its inhabitants, 635,000 have no access to water. Climate change may make the situation in the Peruvian capital even worse By Elizabeth Salazar Vega01/26/2024Technology | Diversity“Indigenous languages don't make it easy for AI” Michael Running Wolf worked as a software engineer on the virtual voice assistant Alexa. Now he is revitalising indigenous languages with AI Interview with Michael Running Wolf01/26/2024 Photo: Daniel Chu Owen Education | KenyaKenya’s travelling telescope How Susan Murabana inspires Kenya’s children with astrophysics and the wonders of the starry sky By Sharon Machira01/26/2024Desertification | Rumania“We are losing fertile land every year” Why are deserts increasing worldwide? An interview with the Romanian meteorologist Roxana Bojariu By Roxana Bojariu01/26/2024Literature | LibyaMessenger from the Sahara Born into a Tuareg family, Ibrahim al-Koni has written about his birthplace for half a century. On why the desert won't let him go and why words can never do it justice By Ibrahim al-Koni01/26/2024
Photo: BVN Architecture Architecture | Australia“Building with country” The Australian architect Kevin O’Brien fuses indigenous and colonial legacies to create buildings that reflect the culture and climate of their locations. A conversation about Torres Straits Islanders’ beach huts, clichés about modernism and loving Australia Interview with Kevin O’Brien04/15/2024
Photo: Marvin Bonheur Society | France“People we wouldn’t notice” French photographer Marvin Bonheur grew up in the banlieue of Paris. Today, he works internationally as a documentary photographer and in advertising. In both fields, he is aiming to portray those who are most often overlooked Interview with Marvin Bonheur04/03/2024
Photo: Azim Haidaryan Indigenous futurism“I love science fiction” Iter Mora, the fashion label by designer and filmmaker Elias Riadi, combines Amazigh traditions, films such as “Dune” and ancient astronomy to forge a kind of indigenous futurism Interview with Elias Riadi04/02/2024
Photo: Luisa Dörr Youth culture | Bolivia“Cholitas” on skateboards Young indigenous women skateboard through Cochabamba wearing traditional dress. Daniela Santiváñez explains what sparked them to form the collective ImillaSkate and how they stop their hats from flying off in the wind Interview with Daniela Santivañez04/02/2024
Photo: Lisa Rose/ Collectivo Indigenous life | Kenya“Indigeneity is not a label” Maori, Inuit or Maasai: What connects indigenous people worldwide? Kenyan activist Mali Ole Kaunga talks about the power of international networking and the political space it opens up Interview with Mali Ole Kaunga04/02/2024
Foto: Leeor Wild Playlist | Canada & GreenlandThe Sound of the Inuit Raucous vocals, nature-loving lyrics, love songs or simply some proper rock: the Inuit playlist by Canadian musician Elisapie Isaac By Elisapie Isaac03/14/2024
Photo: Ole Witt Personal history | Myanmar“I always knew what I wanted” Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon By Ma Thida02/26/2024
Photo: Rosemary Gilliat Eaton / Library and Archives Canada Inuit | CanadaNunavik, my icy homeland In northern Canada, the indigenous population has always lived in balance with nature - but then Europeans found their way to the icy desert. The newcomers harvested its raw materials. A personal story about life on the periphery of North America By Sheila Watt-Cloutier02/16/2024
Photo: Michelle Isinbaeva Pop culture | UgandaGet up and dance! In Uganda, even the dancefloor is politically contentious. The Nyege Nyege Festival and the Hakuna Kulala label provide the soundtrack for cosmopolitan Africa By Andrew Kaggwa02/05/2024
Photo: Getty Images Desert | IsraelAs fleeting as shifting dunes With their sweeping horizons and emptiness, deserts have inspired religions, myths and inner-reflection. But ever since last year’s violence, Israel’s Negev desert has been linked to new and devastating images By Ayelet Gundar-Goshen02/05/2024
Photo: Marco Garro Climate | PeruThe thirsty metropolis: Lima Lima is one of the largest desert cities in the world. Of its inhabitants, 635,000 have no access to water. Climate change may make the situation in the Peruvian capital even worse By Elizabeth Salazar Vega01/26/2024
Technology | Diversity“Indigenous languages don't make it easy for AI” Michael Running Wolf worked as a software engineer on the virtual voice assistant Alexa. Now he is revitalising indigenous languages with AI Interview with Michael Running Wolf01/26/2024
Photo: Daniel Chu Owen Education | KenyaKenya’s travelling telescope How Susan Murabana inspires Kenya’s children with astrophysics and the wonders of the starry sky By Sharon Machira01/26/2024
Desertification | Rumania“We are losing fertile land every year” Why are deserts increasing worldwide? An interview with the Romanian meteorologist Roxana Bojariu By Roxana Bojariu01/26/2024
Literature | LibyaMessenger from the Sahara Born into a Tuareg family, Ibrahim al-Koni has written about his birthplace for half a century. On why the desert won't let him go and why words can never do it justice By Ibrahim al-Koni01/26/2024