The music of Shamshad Begum spirals up the walls of the building and blends with the aroma coming from the kitchen. Mario López Goicoechea At one of the tables a family tastes the samosas and bhajis that a waitress offers as apetisers. There is a slight aroma […]
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“Liberation”: A film by Yuri Borndarov: The duty of memory
I can never forget the sound of the bombing when the sky and the earth melted into a grey and hurtful mass… I remember roaring herds of German tanks advancing on our battery… the ardent and smoking barrels of the mortars… Armando Orozco Tovar There is a […]
Magda Oranich and the latest victim of the Franco regime
Lawyer Magda Oranich witnessed the shooting of Juan Paredes (Txiki) in September, 1975. Had he not been sentenced to death, he would have been 59 years old on the 20th of February. Olga Briasco Between 1935 and 1975 Spain was under the rule of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship. During […]
When did the United States ally with Israel?
Shortly after approving Palestine’s inclusion as a non-member observer State into the United Nations last year, the U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, as expected, categorically rejected the United Nation’s decision, and once again recalled the United States’ commitment to Israel. Javier E. Núñez Calderón “The United States’ commitment […]
María López: Homosexuality and literature in Cuba
In the last few years, the regime of Fidel Castro has introduced substantial changes with respect to sexual liberty, intending to eliminate the strain of institutional homophobia in the country, although discrimination is still present in certain areas. Benjamin Serra María E. López is an academic at London Metropolitan University […]