Author: Gudr Al Ayouby

Lisbon

The season of wildfires

Wildfires have become ever more frequent in Portugal. The wildfires that tore through Portugal in 2017 garnered international headlines. With the summer season once again approaching, the Portuguese population and environmental organizations are once again preparing for the worst. While wildfires are all but common in many areas of Southwestern Europe, it is hard to ignore that the intensity of these wildfires has increased substantially. … Continue reading The season of wildfires

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Features, Film Review

Exploring the Beirut Blast on an individual level

Octopus, by Karim Kassem, is a uniquely styled and unforgettable depiction of the aftermath of the Beirut blast on 4 August 2020. The documentary displays the direct aftermath of the blast. Yet specifically focusing on the people affected, and how their communities are trying to recuperate. Tick-tock, tick-tock, followed by silence. In the first few minutes of the piece, a loud clock can be heard … Continue reading Exploring the Beirut Blast on an individual level

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Magazine special

Black Friday is darker than you think

On the stroke of midnight after Thanksgiving, scores of Americans will head to their local department stores in the middle of the night and quite literally trample each other to death for things they don’t actually need. Black Friday is not just an American thing anymore. Like a virus, this grotesque occasion has manifested itself as a global occurrence. Black Friday is the epitome of … Continue reading Black Friday is darker than you think

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Brussels, Features

Relationship between Poland and the European Union reaches boiling point

For months, tensions have been rising between Poland and the European Union. Yet with no end in sight for the fractured relationship, the question of where the relationship goes from here is not the only topic put to the test, but the future of the European Union itself.                         At the beginning of the year, Poland introduced some of the toughest abortion laws … Continue reading Relationship between Poland and the European Union reaches boiling point

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