history
Miracle at Santa Anna: Spike Lee stirs up history in Italy
The American director recounts a sombre moment in Italian history in August 1944, through the eyes of the first all-black American infantry division, the ‘Buffalo Soldiers’. Plus an interview with the film’s Italian screenwriter, Francesco Bruni
history, cinema, seconda guerra mondiale, spike lee, italy, culture
Åland - å land neither Finnish nor Swedish
The 26, 000 islanders of this archipelago neighbouring Finland have the power to shape the future of Europe
history, past enlargements, best of cafebabel.com, european constitution, northern eu, tourism, åland
Croissant – Turkish, not French
The European journey of a French legend, and why the croissant has finally become a veritable speciality in France
‘It’s our History’ exhibition in Brussels
The story of the EU through the real life stories of its inhabitants; an event organised to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome on 25 March 2007
history, brussels, exposition, multiculturalism, museum, western eu, belgium
Australia: ‘Sorry’ for the Indigenous
13 February. Big screens, daytrips to Canberra, and a historical ‘apology’ by the new Labor government, to the 13, 000 Indigenous children taken from their Aboriginal parents after British colonisation
history, racism, non-eu countries, john howard, indigenous, stolen generation, discrimination
Feminism in France: the Rose Revolution
May 1968 was a turning point in world history, but it was also a rupture for women's history. Feminists of yesterday and today tell us about their war
history, activism, abortion, prostitution, revolution, hillary clinton, freedom of opinion
1968: a tour of Europe's revolts
Spain, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland and Germany - spinning through Europe's uprisings during that infamous year of rebellion
history, welfare state, purchasing power, democratisation, soviet, communism, franco
Picturing faith in Vilnius
Vilnius’ landscape is defined by the number of houses of worship scattered throughout it. This reflects the rich heritage Vilnius has with the number of religions that have co-existed together for hundreds of years
history, vilnius, post-soviet states, russian federation, lithuania, central and eastern europe, traditions
Nationalism = 'Kaczinski' in Euro-speak
On the eve of the Intergovernmental Conference, Poland is still raking up the past
history, european council, european union, lech kaczynski, nicolas sarkozy, spain, poland
The pope bars Europe’s door to Mohammed
Benedict XVI speech in Regensburg set forward a Christian vision of Europe which excludes Turkey
Socialist travels
Frankfurt, Germany, Summer 2006
history, germany, frankfurt, socialism, photo, photography, politics
With estranged eyes
Midzyzdroje, Polish-German border, summer 2006
history, development, travel, miedzyzdroje, cities, regions, photo
The times are a chang(el)ing
For centuries, stories of changelings have circulated in Europe. What could explain the similarity of these tales of human babies being snatched, and being replaced by changelings – elven babies with unquenchable appetites?
history, education system, violence, faith, family, regions, europe
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