identity Archives • Linda JW

Identity and nationality in the Gulf

Linda — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 18:00:21 +0000

Few countries in the world have more foreigners than locals living within their borders. It is the case in the Arab Gulf states, where the majority of the population consists of immigrants: up to more than 85% in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. For the locals, this poses unique challenges to their concepts of identity and nationality.

The post Identity and nationality in the Gulf appeared first on Linda JW.

In search of Buenos Aires

Linda — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 04:35:18 +0000

"My contemplations streamed into a gaping expectation of novelty that was not filled by Buenos Aires. As a European, I had covered inhumane distances to get here and yet it seemed I had only traveled in terms of time - some 24 hours - and not in space. It was not a New World; it was a copy of the old one."

The post In search of Buenos Aires appeared first on Linda JW.

Still(ed) waters: a very short history of Mexico City

Linda — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:00:29 +0000

How a lake turned into one of the largest cities in the world: this is the story of Mexico City.

Before the Spanish conquest, Mexico City was a kind of Venice in the middle of a couple of connected lakes, surrounded by volcanoes. It was called Tenochtitlan: ’the place of many tunas’ (notwithstanding the watery environment, a tuna here being the fruit of a cactus).

The post Still(ed) waters: a very short history of Mexico City appeared first on Linda JW.