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Articles by James Crocket
Welcome To The Latin Quarter?
No, not really… Many Latin-American women are desperately trying to look European. The answer to this behaviour is purely historical and sociological: nobody wants to be part of the excluded, says Adriana Chávez García-Rendón… “I can’t believe what I see: he’s married to this monkey, negra cambuja!” I once heard this comment walking on the beach, in Acapulco, in my homeland of Mexico.
Reconstruction Of The Plaza De La Reina
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Valencia's Agora To Open As Caixaforum In Summer 2022
After a brief but turbulent history, Valencia’s Agora, now known as Caixaforum, is set to become what Santiago Calatrava first envisaged – a multifunctional space that is, if nothing else, open… One of the City Council’s biggest headaches, the massive Agora building in the City of Arts and Sciences, will finally be removed from the expense books.
Okupas In Valencia: “Venceremos! No Pasarán!”
The Frente Obrero has taken over an expensive empty building in the prestigious (and supremely expensive) Mercado de Colón neighbourhood and turned it into a squat in protest at the number of homeless people and evictees in the wealthy city of Valencia. James Crocket reports… Cycling up Valencia’s Calle Colón last Sunday on the way to catch a train, it was evident that something unsanctioned had happened.
When Jesus Met Madonna
Jesus Arrue has the city of Valencia in his DNA. From the wrong side of the tracks, he overcame a poor but happy background, thanks to his wonderful family, and now includes Madonna among his stellar roster of clients. Eugene Costello met him at his studio in El Carmen… Jesus Arrue is a true son of Valencia, an artist from a very humble background who has achieved international success, and now numbers Madonna among his clients.
AYS Daily Digest 24/07/17: Terror and uncertainty on Lesvos
Police violence at Lesvos, again / Human rights groups are warning about the situation at Lesvos / Hunger strike continues for 27th day / More people in Syria forced to leave their homes / Shameful police acting in Ventimiglia, Italy / Authorities in Paris neglect their duty to provide basic conditions for people who are forced to live on streets / And more news… Moria, Lesvos.
Spirits having flown: A pictorial history of alcohol consumption in Pakistan
Alcohol sales are prohibited in Pakistan since the 1970s. Now a thriving black market meets the huge demand. Nadeem Farooq Paracha traces the troubled history of alcohol consumption in Pakistan The oldest known distiller in South Asia. It was discovered from the ruins of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization in Pakistan’s present-day Sindh province. The distiller is said to be over 4000 years old.
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