Mediterranean - 5 luglio Migrants, Europe Needs Vision, not Tactics Last 28th and 29th June there was an important political meeting of the European Council, focusing on migration. The Council was held in a very polarized and bewildering scenario. Despite many observers fully expecting it to fail, it was able to reach an agreement, but a real, shared solution is still faraway
Mediterranean - 8 giugno The Reform of Dublin III: the cul-de-sac of the European Migration Policy The Rule defines the distribution of responsibilities among EU states regarding asylum seekers. But the reform proposal that tries a compromise between the Dublin III Rule and the request to introduce compulsory quotas didn't reach an agreement among Member States
People - 4 gennaio Baryali, from Afghanistan to Rome: “There’s Nowhere Else I’d Rather Live” In Baryali’s eyes, you can see the reflection of the Himalayan highlands, and the boundless grassland plains of his country. But what he remembers of his Kabul is the sound of the bombs and the destruction. Today, he is a cultural-linguistic mediator; he speaks with a bit of a Roman inflection, he studies at John Cabot University in Rome, and dreams of one day working at the UN. For all his friends who didn’t make it.
English - 13 novembre 2017 Citizenship. Privilege, Subjective Right, or Way of Co-existing? Integration is characterized by a process of sharing objectives, rights, duties, and above all, the ability to make decisions in discussions of the society that integrates itself. The Roman emperors were cheered and praised because other people searched for the “Roman happiness.” Couldn’t the same happen to the United States’ leaders if they were to let themselves be guided by the American Dream that they represent?
Arts - 10 novembre 2017 L’Ordine delle Cose Shows the Ethical Quandary About the Migration Crisis "L'Ordine delle Cose" focuses on the work of this taskforce, artfully exposes the systems of power that perpetuate this humanitarian crisis in the name of security. Segre’s intervention reminds us to consider what’s at stake, reminding us that no rapier on the international landscape fails to spill blood.
U.N. - 8 marzo 2017 Women of New York, Women of the World Marlene Luce Tremblay's art exhibition "Women of New York" is not a simple exhibit, rather a portrayal of 15 women celebrating diversity and humanity through their unique stories
News - 17 febbraio 2017 I’m an Immigrant, but I Agree with President Trump Held prisoner in Germany during the war, my father left his family in Sicily in the 50s, and came to work to the United States as an illegal immigrant. He managed to stay in New York for a few years, then he was deported. In the end, after a great deal of sacrifice, he ligally migrated to America with his whole family. Trump is right, and I tell you why.
Lifestyles - 12 febbraio 2017 Memories of a Beloved Centenarian My father lived to be nearly 101 years old. Though he was never able to visit our house in Italy, when I think back on his life, I see many similarities between my father's values and character, and the way of life we have come to love in Italy.
News - 5 febbraio 2017 We Italians in America Were Never the Muslims The article of Dean Anthony Tamburri “When We Were the Muslims” refers to the Italians as “harmless." Are the Muslims uniformly so? U.S. Muslims ought to try talking to other Muslims, U.S. based and elsewhere, about what Islam teaches and how Muslims act
News - 29 gennaio 2017 When We Were The Muslims In 1942 Maria Grazia Antonia Cerulli, along with approximately 695,000 other Italians citizens residing in the United States, was designated an “enemy alien”. As all Italians were seen as violent and Mafiosi, now all Muslims are potential jihadists and hence need to be kept out of the USA. Martin Niemöller’s words as a lesson to be heeded
