ERLAND EDBERG Turkey’s newly re-elected president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using culture as a weapon to implement his neo-Ottoman vision for the country. While nationalists are rejoicing, there is no place for oppositional voices. ”The show you are about to watch tells how Mehmed the Conqueror, whose genius, courage and master of military tactics earned…Continue Reading The cultural vision of Erdogan’s Turkey
The central Baltic state of Latvia suffers from one of the highest social exclusion rates in the European Union. In the rural town of Iecava, people are seizing every opportunity to build and shape a more inclusive society. A story about overcoming socio-economic preconditions, prejudices, and inter-generational conflicts. …Continue Reading Leaving no one behind – Towards a more inclusive society in Latvia
La Boule d’or is an abandoned hotel and chapel being given a new life with the help of volunteers from around the world….Continue Reading TikTok users flock to France – The hotel built using free labour
In Iceland and the Faroe Islands, it’s a practice that’s been kept alive for centuries by commerce and culture. With pressure mounting, has the ship sailed on this age-old tradition? …Continue Reading Shifting tides: The changing face of the North Atlantic’s whaling war
Two women walk town the street. – one a clearly Muslim, and the other Sicilian. They do not exchange a word….Continue Reading Parallel Lives – Finding a home across the Mediterranean
This year is the driest year in Spain since 1995. Water reserves are alarmingly low – especially in Andalucía, the country’s leading agricultural region. Everyone is feeling the effects – but farmers feel them the most. …Continue Reading The drought of the decade – Andalucían farmers struggle to make ends meet