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Rise of the Nerds

The first decade of the 21st century has seen something of a vindication of geek culture, which has now been fully embraced by contemporary consumer media.   James Bray   A predisposition to the internet and video games no longer denotes social incompetence, pop culture fandom is something to be […]

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Behind the veil

The term ‘hijab’ comes from the Arabic root ‘hayaba’ which encompasses several meanings, all revolving around the idea of ‘hiding’ ‘obscuring vision’ or ‘separating’. In the Arabic language, the use of the same root leads to words such as ‘curtain’ and ‘screen’.   Daniel Fernandez García   A first look […]

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Kurdistan, an ethnic genocide

2000 marked the beginning of a new era. After the consideration of admitting Turkey to the EU, they were obliged to respect the rights of the national minorities of Turkey.   Daniel Fernández   “There is not only one nation in Turkey; there is also the Kurdish nation”. Those are […]