At that point, I had been walking for days under the scorching sun. My mouth was dry, and my steps slowly got clumsier and clumsier, soon my vision slowly went blank. I fainted, and as soon as my head hit the burning sand, the ground disappeared below me. …

We walked for about an hour through the works of Hoffman, Moser, Kokoschka, Klimt, and Schiele. This exhibition, I realized, graciously held with care and tending, pieces of art that had gifted me sleepless nights and dreamy days back in high school. These were the artists that pushed me to…

There I was, about a meter away from Schiele- with my eyes shut, I realized in horror that what I thought were two fighters was actually one unified and dual body, and that the enemy’s head now resting upon Schiele’s shoulder was that of no one other than his friend…

The truth was that I wanted to melt into Klimt’s turquoise and silver waters, untouched by the evils of humanity. Yet unavoidably, I remained lonely and naked in front of all the harshest expectations, mine and others’. All my doubts, all the trauma-infused neurological paths in my brain, all my…

E tutti coloro che sono individui prima di essere categorie Mi ci è voluta una settimana per calmare tutta la rabbia che ho sentito durante la festa della donna: ecco cosa è successo e perché dovremmo essere arrabbiati. L’8 Marzo 2021, mi sono svegliata con un’idea: vorrei che non ci…

Di Vittoria Malgioglio Vivo in Olanda da tre anni: ecco come se la vivono qua gli olandesi e gli italiani. Per ovvi motivi, le relazioni tra Italia e Olanda non sono esattamente amichevoli: negli ultimi mesi ho sentito, letto e visto cose accuse e cattiverie da entrambe le parti. …

The Hague lies at the heart of Dutch and international administrative structures, it is an incredibly rich city, which prides itself with the label of “the city of Justice and Peace” and hosts big immigrant and refugee communities. Yet, it is often seen as a very segregated city, where dialogue…

In 2019, more than 18.000 people applied for asylum in the Netherlands. In 2018 it was more than 20.000, but only 36% of applications were ultimately accepted, while The Immigration and Naturalization Service ( IND) took an average of 10 months to process asylum applications and is understaffed. Moreover, as…