Oct 15, 2021
iVAN ILLICH. THE MEDICAL NEMESIS
CUERNAVACA, MEXICO is so full of longings. No puedo vivir sin amor, laments the alcoholic ex-British consul played by that great actor Albert Finney in Malcolm Lowery's book Under the…
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Sep 15, 2021
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD …EACH GENERATION CREATING THEIR OWN IDENTITIES
I am not a fan of watching sports on TV but I like to be abreast of what is happening, especially from an anthropological point of view. When we were…
Aug 15, 2021
BOUSHRA ALMUTAWAKEL, YEMENITE PHOTOGRAPHER ON IDENTITY AND SYMBOLISM OF THE HIJAB.. I ASK WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO OUR SISTERS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN ?
On the day Kabul in Afghanistan succumbed to the Taliban forces, there was a collective groan of agonized voices around the world.. What will happen to our Afghan sisters? It…
Aug 15, 2021
SAUDADE. AN UNEXPLAINED NOSTALGIA, ANOTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL BLOW OF THIS PANDEMIC
It was 4 pm, the mellow sun was about to set over the London skies. I was a student of Anthropology at London. I made myself a cup of tea.…
Jul 15, 2021
MINSK. BYELORUSSIA. BELARUS. RUSSIA. PUTIN.LUKACHENKO THE LAST DICTATOR OF EUROPE . JOIN THE CLUB BOLSANARO, ERDOGAN.
If you were growing up in Melbourne, among friends whose parents or grandparents had emigrated to avoid persecution in face of Nazi tyranny, there are many countries, duchies, towns that…
Jun 15, 2021
SAUDADE DO COCHIM. THE ARAB ORIGINS OF MANY COASTAL KERALITES
t he geography of the region, island of Hormuz, Oman and Ras-al-Khaimah in the UAE This blog was written in response to a question from Abu Dhabi in UAE regarding…
Feb 15, 2021
ALTA GRACIA. THANKS FOR THE FEELINGS OF LOVE
Every Monday morning, the music streaming service, selects algorithmically based on my past listening habits, songs which are new to me and it is a pleasure to discover International Singers…
Jan 15, 2021
A GOODBYE IN JANUARY OR IS IT A GOODBYE TO JANUARY 2021
Arcadia, Florida does not seem an appropriate place to say GOOD BYEs..there is a whisper of the gentle southern charm in the air, moss hanging fro trees, no longer do…
Jan 15, 2021
ESTONIA HAS A NEW WOMAN PRIME MINISTER..
Nothing makes me happier than to hear that a woman has been chosen to lead a country. I do not question their political affiliation, one can be sure that we…
Jan 15, 2021
LASSO ROUND THE MOON BY AGNAR MYKLE , THEN A NORDIC INFLUENCE IN LITERATURE WITH KNUT HAMSEN’S HUNGER
I was still in high school and in the habit of frequenting second hand bookstores (why did they all disappear?) when I came across a novel by Agnar Mykle's Lasso…
Dec 15, 2020
A SPECIAL DEATH: REMEMBERING THE MAHARAJAH OF SERI KEMBANGAN AND HIS TWO COURTIERS
A special death There are special deaths, but only Special people deserve that. Death comes out of season, said the Great Orator of the Omaha, The Little Elk. We can't…
Nov 15, 2020
NOVEMBER 2, 2020 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS. TOUSSAINT EN FRANCE. REMEMBERING DEAR DEPARTED ONES IN CUBA BRASIL
From the BBC: Three ideas for how to live a fuller life By Roman Krznaric 28th October 2020 By reimagining our relationship with time – and coming to terms with…