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Stolen Voices: Young People's War Diaries, From World War I to Iraq is a critically acclaimed book co-edited by Zlata Filipović (best known for Zlata's Diary, written during the siege of Sarajevo) and writer/researcher Melanie Challenger.

The historical significance of the street lies in the Battle of Cable Street in October 1936, a landmark confrontation in which local residents, trade unionists, and anti-fascist demonstrators successfully blocked a march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists.

Unaccompanied migrant minor centers are specialized facilities dedicated to the protection, basic care, and social integration of foreign children and adolescents who arrive in a country without their parents or legal guardians, focusing on legal assistance, language learning, and preparation for adult life.

"Zlata's Diary" was written by Zlata Filipović, a young girl who documented her daily life during the Bosnian War and the Siege of Sarajevo between 1991 and 1993.She began the diary at age 10, addressing it as "Mimmy." Her entries start in a normal school environment and gradually transition to loss of electricity, sheltering in basements, food shortages, and the death of close friends due to bombings.

This date might mean nothing to you or sound like a Eurovision song, but for many Ukrainians, it was their "annus horribilis". But no. I am not referring to the song, but to the mass deportation of the Crimean Tatars carried out by the regime of Joseph Stalin in May of that same year. For the population of Crimea and much of Ukraine, 1944 did not mean only the advance of the Soviet front against the Nazi occupation, but the beginning of a human tragedy

Sixteen years ago—time flies—I ran a workshop in which I asked why a football player was considered a foreigner, whereas people arriving on wooden boats were labeled immigrants.The goal of the activity was to help people understand why we accept certain individuals and reject others, as was the case with Ukrainian refugees. But I will give you a clearer, more graphic example. During the Bosnian War, which was widely televised, people had no issue welcoming Bosnian refugees, even though they were Muslim. Nobody claimed they were going to replace us or impose Islam on us.<br...

Yes. I like writing. And this year I decided to go all out and sign up for every literary contest I saw. Needless to say, I lost them all, but it gave me an idea: to create a character that allows me to raise awareness about human rights through literature. My dream, if I manage to become a philologist, is to publish them.

Is it possible to give one’s life for others? In times of deep polarization and harsh dichotomies of "us versus them," those who cling to an ideal break this barrier, acting not for themselves, but for a greater common goodThe highest value always lies in the choice that maximizes global well-being and minimizes collective suffering.

It is fascinating how the perception of migrants works. Until not long ago, it was accepted that Germans, Britons, or Norwegians, well settled for years in the south of Gran Canaria, would establish themselves, and above all in isolation, like in colonies, and nothing happened because "they don't bother anyone." 

His poetry explores life, the passage of time, childhood, and mortality through energy-filled imagery. Thomas's narrative voice was not meant merely to be read; it was built to be recited aloud, turning every verse into a sonic ritual.

So how does a civilization lose its moral compass? It doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn't mean people suddenly lose their minds. It just takes someone clever enough to weaponize their deepest fears.

Sending migrants to a third country—known as border outsourcing—has become one of the most debated proposals in current migration policy.​What does it consist of?A country transfers asylum seekers or irregular migrants to a third state so that it processes their applications or hosts them temporarily or permanently, in exchange for financial compensation or bilateral agreements.

During the Nazi regime (1933-1945), literature was subjected to a violent ideological purge. Under the concept of degenerate art, the Third Reich not only persecuted creators, but attempted to physically erase any thought contrary to its doctrine.What is outrageous, and even laughable, is that in today's Spain, city councils or social media backlash cancel or suspend plays.

Today I bring you one of the most tragic stories from 1930s Germany. Otti Berger's story. ​Otti Berger was a key figure in the Bauhaus weaving workshop, where she stood out not only as a brilliant student, but also as a materials researcher, patent designer, and professor.

If there is one thing that is not well understood, it is why descendants of migrants, or migrants themselves, are capable of expelling other people who decided to make the exact same choice: to seek a better life.

Perhaps ancient works may not seem like things of the past, but you will be surprised by things that sound familiar to you in the present. He did not speak of heroic wars, but of what moves us all today

Imagining the situation: in your country there are no opportunities, due to diverse crises, part of the population must migrate. You cross seas, oceans, or deserts and find out that it was not the dreamed paradise. Rather, you find another hell. Arriving in Spain means the beginning of the ordeal:

I read an article featuring an interview with a Sudanese guy who arrived in Ceuta. Imagine the situation: to reach Ceuta, they have to cross several territories that are right in the middle of the desert.He cannot be deported because of the war.It turns out this guy is a jurist, but xenophobes don't believe it, because their racism, classism, and xenophobia make them believe there are no universities in Africa.Why are they required to integrate, if later, when they do, they aren't accepted either?

When a person is torn from their homeland, the written word often becomes the only possible home. Writing from a distance is not only an act of memory, but a form of resistance, of rebuilding identity piece by piece and defying oblivion.In this episode, I will reflect on how uprooting has given birth to some of the most universal works in history. I will talk about authors who transformed loss into art and the pain of exile into a bridge to the reader.Will you miss it?

I dropped out of in-person university in 2001, out of lack of motivation and boredom, and got into volunteering. I don't regret it, but I always missed university.But my soul will always belong to English philology, which I returned to 2 years ago.