The refugee crisis is haunting Europe! We can see it in the faces of political leaders who parade in front of our TV screens, looking particularly anxious as a heap of problems which accumulated over recent years have now reached a point of implosion, challenging even their own so far undisputed leadership
I am often asked by my Turkish friends how things in Greece are now. But I have great difficulty giving a straight answer
The current president of Italy’s chamber of deputies, Laura Boldrini, knows a lot about refugees
It was an emotional celebration by a congregation of a few hundred of Orthodox Christians who gathered last Saturday, Feb. 6, in the recently restored 19th century church of Voukolos (the Shepherd) in the old neighborhood of Fournaradika (the Bakers’ district)
I am sure many of you remember this night exactly one year ago. Jan. 25, 2015
“How are things in Greece now?” a Turkish friend asked me the other day, looking a bit perplexed over the information that a period of political instability may be around the corner once again
“Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero,” (“Seize the day and put minimum trust on tomorrow.”) From Horace’s Odes to the late Robin Williams’ “Dead Poets Society,” this phrase has served many purposes
If the beginning of 2015 was a time when “hope came to Greece,” the beginning of this year may be the time in which “hope has gone.”
“Words, words, words!” said my colleague on the other end of the line
