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Ukrainians in Berlin Are Defending Their Culture in Exile
Driven from their homes by a sudden and bloody war, young Ukrainians are fighting to preserve their culture.  In...
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On the Dark Origins of Tanzania’s Spice Island
Zanzibar is a tropical oasis shaped by migration and multiculturalism.  A group of islands off...
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In Chile, K-pop dance groups are wildly popular
On the weekends, the streets of the financial district in Santiago de Chile typically lie deserted, and...
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On Diversity, Gentrification, and Belonging in Athens’s New Hipster Neighborhood
The neighborhood of Kypseli is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. That’s partly thanks to...
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Cultural Pluralism and the Indigenous People of the Sibundoy Valley
I spent three months conducting anthropological research in the Sibundoy Valley, a verdant basin nestled...
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Preserving a Rare Language in an Alien Land
Wearing a white pheran — a long woolen cloak — and holding behind it a hot coal earthen pot known as...
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One Woman Blends Modernity and Tradition in Kazakh Design
I sat down to speak with Nissa Kinzhalina, a 31-year-old Kazakh furniture designer based in Almaty, Kazakhstan....
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How To Govern a Disputed Land: A Conversation About Nagorno Karabakh
A street scene in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, by Adam Jones. Once upon a time in London (really, it...
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How To Save a Dying Language
Every two weeks, a language dies. That startling statistic represents the ongoing erosion of cultural...
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How To Become a Third Culture Kid in Argentina
People in Argentina often ask me where I come from, and I usually don’t know how to answer.  My...
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Women, Life, Freedom: On the Iranian Artists Resisting the Regime
Two years ago this month, a 22-year-old woman was murdered by the police. Her death would reverberate...
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What Macron’s Latest Moves Say About Politics in France
If there’s one thing to know about French politics, it’s that people make a habit out of...
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Indigenous Land Rights Are Under Attack. One Man Is Fighting To Change That
As people commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9, Nana Kwesi...
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How To Understand the Changing Dynamics of Cameroon’s Forgotten War
Nembo Ketchu is a struggling motorbike delivery driver living in Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon’s...
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An Exclusive Lazo Mag Travel Guide to Austria’s Capital
I recently visited Austria’s capital, Vienna, for the first time and liked it much more than I...
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Women in Ethiopia are fighting hunger and child malnutrition
In the Gurage Zone of central Ethiopia, a new movement is emerging, orchestrated not by political leaders...
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Rising populism leads to Russia victory in Slovakia election
Russia may have scored another victory in Europe. And it wasn’t in Ukraine.  On Saturday, April...