Georgian artists Kordz and DRO have created an ironic collage of pop culture references on a journey through four centuries of music. The new album „Shish Kebab Requiem“ is a testament to the mad creativity of Tbilisi’s music scene, which is much more than just techno and Bassiani. Talk about…
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Stacheldrahtzaun vorm Dreamland, gefährliche Flaggen und Trommler in Gummistiefeln – meine Reise nach Belarus im Protestherbst 2020.
Peaceful protests and police violence, hope and fear, courage and apathy – on my trip to Minsk, I encountered the different shades of Belarus in turmoil. While the young generation seems like a guarantee for change, there is a danger that apathy might return to Belarus. Supermarkets where you could…
Ahmed is an architect who came back to his hometown of Bartella to help rebuild it. The city had been recently liberated from ISIS amid fierce fighting, leaving most buildings bullet-ridden and heavily damaged. Most of the largely Christian population, including Ahmed fled to nearby Kurdistan before ISIS extremists took…