Its rapid growth is largely due to the development of the mining industry, and in particular to the large sites which have transformed this young African country into the one of the main producers of high quality gemstones in the world. Julio Hernández Gaborone, one of the youngest […]
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Times of increasing war and conflicts
The definition of war is a conflict that results in at least 1000 deaths in a year. Taking this into account, the world is now experiencing the largest quantity of these conflicts since 1946. The number of armed conflicts in which several states have become involved rose to 59 […]
Gaza in the 21st century
We are in the 21st century now. We have learned in school about the ancient human and how he used to ignite the fire in order to get light, heat, and make food. He used simple tools in his primitive life. This is what history says. (This article was published […]
The far right, a modern version of fascism
If fascism is understood as the extreme denial of the basic principles of liberal thought, that is, of bourgeois democracy, what nowadays is called the far-right or simply fascism can be taken as the modern version of fascism. It never disappeared and it is now merely being reborn with new characteristics but retaining the foundations of yesteryear.
Echoes of resistance: “The seed of the sacred fig”
At the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof was honoured with the Special Jury Award for his film “The seed of the sacred fig”. In his acceptance speech, Rasoulof highlighted the plight of his fellow actors who were unable to attend the festival due to the regime in […]