Afghanistan - Coming Full Circle
After 20 years, the country’s old regime prepares to come back
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Africa’s youngest nation has little reason to celebrate
Italy - Dante
On the occasion of the seven hundredth anniversary of his death, Italy celebrates the cantos and key places of the great poet
Bangladesh - The Liquid World
Bangladesh is turning fifty, and it’s facing a mid-life crisis
World - Twice in the Dust
Two hundred years ago, the death of one of the most beloved (and most controversial) characters in history
Ukraine - SuperNatural
Chernobyl 35 years on and nature is alive and kicking
Libya - The Making of a Revolution #1
The militias of Shabab, or revolutionary youth, which fought against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces for control of Libya in 2011, could hardly be called an army. They lacked a proper command chain, uniforms, sophisticated weaponry and military skills, and yet they stood up to the national army and kept advancing towards Misratah and Tripoli.As the militiamen […]
Libya - The Making of a Revolution #2
In May 2011, Misratah, Libya’s third largest city, had been under siege for three months. Gaddafi’s forces and the militias of Shabab, or revolutionary youth, fought to control the city in a conflict of unprecedented violence. It caused hundreds of deaths and devastated a large part of the urban landscape, which for weeks has been […]
Libya - Gaddafi’s Utopia
Ten thousand years of history. Civilizations that have fought, traded, loved, hated, overlapped, merged and intertwined in an inextricable tangle. Ten thousand years of history and a single, eternal common denominator: the Mediterranean. With Libya at the center: yesterday as today, it is both the natural gateway to – and exit point from – Africa. […]