Tanzania beach.
On the Dark Origins of Tanzania’s Spice Island
Zanzibar is a tropical oasis shaped by migration and multiculturalism.  A group of islands off mainland...
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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...
An indigenous festival in the Sibundoy valley.
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...
Berlin. Under a bridge.
Berlin: An Authentic View of Germany’s Capital
A group of friends went to Berlin for a long weekend in November. There are some trips that are just...
A mother in Vietnam.
A New App Teaches Parents in Vietnam To Care for Babies
When Ngoc Nguyen was pregnant with her first child in 2016, a doctor monitored her and the baby. Nevertheless,...
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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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What I Learned Promoting American Soft Power in Serbia
In 2001, mere months before the infamous September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, the German...
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How the European Union Can Fight Corruption
  I’m speaking with a 37-year-old Green Party member of the European Parliament, Daniel Freund....