The people of this neighbourhood in Bogota and the nomadic tourists observe, by surprise, when they look up into the sky, the figures in glass and latex of Jorge Olave. Armando Orozco Tovar This neighbourhood, old and located in the centre of the capital of Colombia, is […]
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Christian fanaticism and fundamentalism: help or hindrance?
What unites all fundamentalists is an over-riding commitment to a sacred text, through which all of truth must be interpreted. The sacred text cannot be questioned; only obeyed. Nigel Pocock In the past the word ‘fanatick’ (sic) meant an ‘enthusiast’ and it usually seems to have had an […]
Racism, football, and people of African descent in Latin America
The racist comments of a football commentator in a Peruvian television programme, once more, places the reoccurring theme of racism and football at centre stage. More specifically, the constant racist abuse against football players of colour or of African descent. Claudio Chipana Gutiérrez These racist abuses aren’t limited […]
Tacos and quesadillas: a Mexican in Brixton
Mauricio Rico used to sell shoes in his native country. When he arrived in London he dived into the food business. He started with washing up, he then began to move up and he became a head chef. Today he has his own Mexican food business where he serves “the […]
How violent systems maintain themselves
The Nazis hid their crimes behind the famous legend that ‘Work makes free’. Indeed! But both agreed that extermination was the only suitable outcome. Nigel Pocock It has long fascinated historians and others how such an apparently sophisticated society as ancient Rome could also be so barbaric, an […]
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