Just because we live in a time of modernisation doesn’t mean that we all share the same perception. History and culture differ from place to place. A year ago, I was in Guatemala and I was shocked by the way death can be perceived elsewhere.
Category: Society & Culture
Behind Closed Doors
In our highly globalised world, income gaps increase yearly. Many underprivileged Indonesians and Filipinos immigrate to Hong Kong in order to sustain their families abroad. At the same time, people from conflict torn societies come to the UK, where there is a high demand of domestic help. In both cases, workers often end up as a part of modern slavery.
Mahraganat: How a New Musical Genre Emerged in Egypt
Amidst the turmoil of the Arab Spring and political crises in Egypt, a new musical genre is on the rise, one of many that swept the Islamic world in the last couple of years. We take a look at these developments.
Like Apples and Spinach
Sometimes you just have these sudden realizations, like scales falling from your eyes. One of these moments motivated this article; I have gone through the past 21 years of my life without actually thinking about transgender people and their struggle. To understand this topic better I have talked to a transitioning blogger and got incredibly positive answers. To find out how we ended up talking about apples and spinach and “Orange is the new Black” read on.
Confidence and Consumerism
For one month we limited our daily expenses to 1€ per day. Inspiration, setbacks, social in- and exclusion, disappointment, awareness, persistence, disillusionment, values, experiences, dumpsters dived and lessons learned.
The Pink Elephant
The cluster of news about rape and maltreatment of women in India fill newspapers all over the world, but a solution for the problem seems untraceable. In one of the poorest regions of the country a group of women decided to fight violence with violence. A controversial success story:
The Global Happy Meal
McDonald´s is one of the biggest restaurant chains in the world. But the influence of the company even goes beyond that. Terms like “The Big Mac Index” show what a huge global it is.
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