Seville
'Erasmus is about discovering Europe'
Like many an old advertising cliché, the erasmus student exchange programme offers a ‘dual action’ experience. After the culture shock, the parties, the multinational encounters and the adventures across Spain, come the trips to visit new found friends, in all corners of Europe. This new European consciousness keeps us coming back for more
seville, european identity, friendship, erasmus, university, france, society
European bloggers describe their Berlin walls
Monday is 9 November, the day when the Berlin wall was brought down. To reflect on this iconic modern historical event for the eurogeneration, citizen journalists from five cafebabel.com local teams - Sofia, Budapest, Turin, Strasbourg and Istanbul - simultaneously blogged one day about the walls they see in their cities
seville, integration, construction, event, architecture, blogs, blog review
Fatima Mohamed Kaddur: a muslim in the Spanish people's party
The 43-year-old is a practising Muslim from Melilla who works for the opposition in Gines, Seville. We talk about why she won't force her daughters to wear the headscarf, which she doesn't see as a barrier and has publicly taken a stance on against her party leader, Mariano Rajoy
seville, fatima mohammed kaddur, kopftuchdebatte, einwanderer, brunch, islam, spain
Seville's spangled glory
Who do you meet when you hit the epicentre of southern Spain, slap bang in the middle of its easter orgy of tradition, the Semana Santa? Parking attendants reinserted into society, immigrants despite Spain's hand in the EU return directive, Cuba's 'friends' and a far-left youth questioning the crisis which is crippling the nation. In video and images below this edition, the glory days of the Expo '92 site have faded into urban decay in one part of the city, and are translated into the phallic novelties of the new Cajasol tower and the city's first ever metro line. Three journalists, a video maker and a photographer from the cafebabel.com network feature in this month's 'cities' mission, named 'EUdebate on the Ground'
2-0 in Spain-England friendly friendly, but who is more racist?
Spanish racism or Spanish humour? Slitty eyed gestures - is it something the Brits fail to get? Anglo-Spanish relations are far from perfect: accusations, aggression and insults fly in both directions. Even before kick-off the bad press Spain has received affected the friendly between England and Spain on 11 February
seville, football, sport, racism, journalism, inglaterra, media
Students think 'Europa' at the International School, Seville
Not yet at university, but they are already pondering Europe’s identity. They speak foreign languages, know other countries and want to be listened to, to be able to give their opinion for a better future. Who are these young people? What do they know about Europe? Do they believe in the European dream?
seville, education system, utopie, multilingualism, schüler, schule, society
Flamenco – Andalusia’s jazz
Flamenco is on a roll. Shows tour all over Europe and hundreds of people travel to Seville in the hope of establishing themselves as professional dancers. But on the dance floor, the native Andalusians are holding onto their tradition and are reticent to share their heritage with outsiders.
seville, seville, tradition, dancing, andalusien, europe on the ground, dance
Seville will have its mosque back
By 2010, the new mosque in the Cartuja 93 district will be completed. Seen by the administration as a “constitutional duty”, but for others as a “non-Sevillian” project , its construction is sure to provoke heated debate.
Go out in April: Uppsala, nerds and witches
Enjoy the year's first rays at Walpurgis night in Sweden, a vintage computer festival in Munich or the spring festival in Seville
seville, liverpool, european capitals of culture, potsdam, estonia, munich, culture calendar
November pick of Europe's best culture events
From Helsinki avant-garde cinema to factory fairs in Switzerland, your guide on where to be a culture vulture this month
seville, zurich, berlin, photography, museum, slovakia, animation
'You have to accept that Spain isn’t an Islamic country'
The construction of Europe’s biggest mosque is thrown into limbo two weeks after fresh elections in Seville city council
seville, islamic terrorism, religion, islam, southern eu, society, spain
The 1, 000 Euros a month club
Europe’s youth follow the cog: university, a first job, building a future. But Seville’s brood of ‘1000-Euro-a-month-ers’ are finding even that hard
seville, labour, poverty, demography, university, southern eu, society
London, Berlin and Madrid: cine-pigs
Between 8 and 14 June London hosts the third part of ‘Picture Europe’, the first film festival taking place simultaneously across different European cities
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