“ESA NO SOY YO”: So Who The Hell Is She?
…a single, almost surreal arc. In June 2023, Guardiola made a very public stand. She declared she would not form a government “at any price,” specifically rejecting a coalition with…
In Search of Traces of Ibn Battuta in Malaysia
…. . . . #malaytravel #malaysiatravel #malaysiatrulyasia #ibnbattuta #ibnbattutah #literarytravel #theworldsgreatesttraveller #nonotfar #islamicarchitecture #mosque #seasia #minarets #minaretsoftheworld #islam #muslims #greattravellers #kampungklingmosque #melacca #melaka #kampungkling Una publicación compartida por Troy Nahumko…
Where the Battuta Trail Begins
…sweet.” – Imam Al-Shafi A pilgrimage to the tomb of the medieval world’s greatest traveller and chronicler, Ibn Battuta #nonotfar http://nonotfar.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Ibn%20Battutah?m=1 . . . . . . . . #ibnbattuta…
Spain’s Healthcare Crisis… or Thursday, Everywhere Else
…generator. This wasn’t a place where healthcare was a rumor. This was suburban America—big box stores, six-lane highways, and a hospital whose parking garage alone cost more to build than…
Up to Here!
In this week’s Camino a ÍtacaCamino a Ítaca a look at how a hard, rightwing shift in UK politics robbed me of a democratic right. Click over to read the…
Madrid, The Fascist Riviera
In this week’s Camino a ÍtacaCamino a Ítaca a look at the recent Fascist Fest in Madrid, where the Spanish capital was momentarily converted into Neofascism ground zero. Click over…
The Iran We Think We Know — and the Iran We Don’t See
…a paradox I witnessed while thinking about modern Iran. In Tehran, a one-hour drive can feel like a journey across centuries — from affluent northern neighbourhoods that resemble a cosmopolitan…
Spain’s Caste System: A Fairy Tale in Uniform
…here is a costume rented for rallies and hashtags. The fairy tale ends as it always does: the princes live happily ever after, and the rest are left waiting at…
When, where and How
This week’s Camino a Ítaca looks at my passionate desire to be able to get back on the camino to Ítaca, or anywhere else for that matter. A desire to…
Il Braghettone
The Art of Erasure — and What It Reveals In my latest Camino a Ítaca column for HOY, I begin with a haunting image: a Banksy mural that appeared one…