Annita, let us enjoy some poetry
It’s not the first time that, in politics, poetry is invoked to say a lot (and harsh things) with few words. This demonstrates the value and power of poetry, which we otherwise forget, preferring...
View ArticleThe Cyprus problem as an alibi
In her attempt to impose order within her party, the president of DISY invoked the well-being of Cyprus: “…if we care about our Cyprus, less should be said, or whatever belongs to the past should stay...
View ArticleAntetokounmpo and Yamal in a white world
In a few days, on July 26, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the race walker Antigoni Drisbioti will march into the Parisian stadium with the Greek flag, opening the Olympic Games as representatives of the...
View ArticleWe sent unaccompanied refugee children away as well
With the anniversary marking 50 years as refugees, 50 years of occupation, and 50 years since we shrank to half of our homeland, black-and-white photos have emerged from the archives. These images are...
View ArticleA different world
After five years, we decide to travel to new places. And we discover that we haven’t just ended up in another country, but in another era. If you’re not familiar with technology, there’s not much you...
View ArticleFidias and the 71,330 voters
It was said to be the disappointment with the establishment. It was the desire to give the parties a slap in the face. The want for change. It was all these things as well as the casual attitude we...
View ArticleFor a spot at the beach
A local council member in Santorini recently urged island residents to limit their movements because 17,000 visitors were expected to disembark from cruise ships!! As expected, this call provoked...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to live in a tent?
The answer lies in where you’re coming from. In recent days, we have unravelled our memories, some publicly and others privately. Among other things, we recalled our experiences in refugee camps,...
View ArticleWe plant photovoltaics more than anything else
Even the most sceptical among us must now concede that what we are experiencing is not merely a heatwave but our new reality. Temperatures exceeding 40°C for almost the entire summer, floods in...
View ArticleWhen you call humans illegals…
At first glance, when hearing about the death of the infant, the parents are guilty. They lived in deplorable conditions; the child was not properly nourished, and even its nappies weren’t changed,...
View ArticleThe world from 5.90 metres
He almost flew. And at 5.90 meters, he looked down on that coach who had told him, at 13, and for many years afterwards, “Black people don’t do pole vaulting; you and your mother should go back to...
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Life in cities with 40° and 50°
The extreme weather we are currently experiencing is not merely a passing heatwave but a glimpse of what our summers will be like from now on. In simple terms, this is climate change, and it demands...
View ArticleWe are not all corrupt
In October 2020, prompted by the Al Jazeera broadcast where the infamous phrase “This is Cyprus” was heard, I wrote a text titled “This is not Cyprus.” In light of Pavlos Kontides’s victory and the...
View ArticleUltimately, where are our borders?
Of course, our borders are in Kyrenia. At least for those of us born before ’74, who lived to see a Cyprus where you could travel from Paphos to Karpasia, from Limassol to Kyrenia, from Larnaca to...
View ArticleHolidaying at an island that doesn’t exist
In the heat of summer, when everyone is talking about their holidays and the wonderful places they’ve seen, the hidden beaches they’ve discovered, the unique tavernas where they’ve eaten, a user on...
View ArticleWhat was meowing on the rooftops?
Now that we’ve clarified that it’s cats that meow on rooftops and adults (sometimes even the elderly) who spend nights in hotel rooms with underage girls—not to exchange stamps for their collections...
View ArticleDid there use to be nightingales in Platres?
In recent days, photos of dead fish forming a carpet over the Pagasitikos Gulf in Greece have been circulating worldwide. International news outlets are talking about a massive ecological disaster,...
View ArticleWhat has become of our humanity?
“Civilians are hungry. They are thirsty. They are sick. They are homeless. They have been pushed beyond the limits of endurance – beyond what any human being should bear. The lives of 2.1 million...
View ArticleThe President with the human side
“The President at the wedding of Andreas Georgiou, accompanied by his two daughters.” “The President in the football stadium.” “The President conversing with children.” “The President playing...
View ArticleOur anti-occupation struggle is televised
We’ve moved on from ‘every home a castle’ to ‘every home a Netflix’, and this might be the most notable change in our 50-year struggle for the liberation of our occupied homeland, or at least for...
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