family
International Roma Day: Aladár Horváth on reality TV in Hungary
A leading activist denounces ghettos and the media-created ‘exotic trash’ images of Europe's biggest minority of eight million people, who celebrate their day on 8 April
family, hungary, budapest, aladár horváth, roma, activism, discrimination
Estelle Swaray: 'the singlest woman alive'
Why the British rapper, hip hop singer and producer, 28, swapped London, its boys and the UK music industry for Brooklyn's cabbies, leading to ‘an unexpected duet’ with American rapper Kanye West
family, interview, music, sub-saharan africa, sex, brunch, estelle swaray
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
family, freedom of opinion, protest, paris, freedom, abortion, revolution
Russian tears for 'Hausfrau' Eva Herman
On 9 September the controversial German TV personality was sacked after a comment praising Nazi family policy. Moscow is astonished
family, asia, russian federation, media, journalism, moscou, western eu
Kindergarten tactics
Go back to work, have more children, and we'll look after every third child, says the new daycare reform in Germany, a country with one of the lowest birth rates in Europe. But conservatives aren't happy
family, lifestyle, education system, berlin, ursula von der leyen, western eu, germany
A capital that can’t grow up
Last May, the German daily newspaper Tagesspeigel warned that in Berlin one child in three lives off 'Hartz IV' (government aid). This is a new high for Germany and is more than twice the national average. Is it an avatar of reunification?
family, cities, poverty, suburbs, berlin, ursula von der leyen, cities
'Poland belongs to its women'
A new Polish women-only party battles traditional stereotypes in a conservative government
family, right-wing, central and eastern europe, european democracy, labour, feminism, discrimination
Georgian women, invisible citizens
Women’s rights are neglected in the Caucasus, as illustrated in Tblisi, Georgia's capital
family, georgia, post-soviet states, caucasus, world affairs, tiflis, prostitution
Gypsy king: 'The EU offers new hope for the Roma'
Florin Cioaba, 'Roma King,' wants to unify the fragmented ethnic gypsy tribes and represent them politically
family, romania, roma, european commission, human rights, politics, men and women
A retired fighter
Torgoszyn, Poland, summer 2006
family, ageing society, photo, photography, war, strzegom, identity
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?
family, religion, faith, regions, traditions, history, violence
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