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Making tea in the Sar Khulla mountains of Quetta, Pakistan. Image via Wikipedia by Izharkasi (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED). There is no season for tea in Pakistan; you drink piping hot tea even just to pass the time. In the past few years, Quetta tea stalls have sprouted across urban centers, attracting people of all ages to enjoy a cuppa at any time of the day. Mostly men and young boys are seen sitting late into the night at these stalls, enjoying time with friends and family. The best part is that Quetta tea is a lot cheaper than other chai cafés and restaurants. History of Quetta tea stallsFor the p...
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Macklemore's first live performance of “Hind’s Hall” in Wellington, New Zealand on May 8, 2024. Screenshot from the video “Macklemore – Hind’s Hall (First Live Performance) – Wellington, NZ 8/5/24” by niceguyollie. Fair use. This article is based on a story that published in the New Arab on May 11, 2024 and a follow up story published on May 30, 2024. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content partnership agreement. Grammy winning rapper Macklemore's latest song demonstrates his unwavering support for Palestine and students across the United States protesting agains...
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Photo of the Bamoun Kingdom's Musem. Screenshot from the video “Cérémonie d'inauguration du musée des Rois s Bamoun” on the Actu Non YouTube channel. Fair use. On April 13, 2024, a museum opened in Cameroonthat celebrates more than 600 years of history through the treasures of the Bamoun Kingdom, one of the oldest kingdoms still in existence on the African continent. Established in 1384, the BamounKingdom today represents a significant part of Cameroon's history. Geographically, the Bamoun cultural community spans an area of 7,700 square kilometers (27,973 miles) and has nearly two million inh...
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Vincent Namatjira, Western Aranda people, Australia in Colour, 2021, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia's 40th anniversary, 2022, image courtesy Iwantja arts, Courtesy of the artist and Iwantja Arts, photo: Iwantja Arts © Vincent Namatjira/Copyright Agency Aussies love to criticise successful people. It is called “cutting down tall poppies”, a national pastime often referred to by the Australianism Tall Poppy Syndrome. It was no surprise then that Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, eventually became a target o...
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A screenshot from GuanXi Taiwan YouTube channel. In Taiwan, the African continent remains largely invisible culturally, economically, and politically — so when Africa Day is marked in Taipei on May 25 each year, it offers a rare occasion for African cultures to be celebrated, albeit just for one day. Photo from an exhibition at Taipei's National Center of Photography and Images, showing an African trainee and and Taiwanese trainer in the 1960s in Taiwan. Photo by Filip Noubel, used with permission. Today, Taiwan maintains full diplomatic relations only with thekingdom of Eswatini on the Africa...
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The philosopher and activist, Ailton Krenak. Photo by Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil, used with permission This text, written by Elaíze Farias, was originally published on Amazônia Real's website on April 4, 2024. It is republished here under a partnership agreement with Global Voices, with edits. The Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL) aims to cultivate the Portuguese language and national literature, and so it is historically significant that the Indigenous writer Ailton Krenak was appointed to the institution to promote what he calls the “Brazilian language.” Krenak was elected by the members and...
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Digital illustration by Giovana Fleck, for Global Voices. When was the first time you interacted with different cultures beyond your geographical location? My first time was when, as a child, I was introduced to Peter and Jane through the Ladybird books. This transitioned to the Goosebumps and Sweet Valley High series, meeting the likes of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield as they navigated the dynamics of teenage life in the US. Later, in school, Chinua Achebe would broaden my view of Africa with things falling apart for Okonkwo in Igboland, and acquaint me with the existence of pidgin. I have ...
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Maja Milinković. Photo by Vanja Lisac, used with permission via Balkan Diskurs. This article by Amir Barleci was originally published on Balkan Diskurs, a project of the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC). An edited version has been republished by Global Voices under a content sharing agreement. Sixteen years ago, singer-songwriter Maja Milinković of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, first heard Portuguese fado music (meaning “fate” in Portuguese). She has since become a pioneer, along with her ensemble, in introducing this musical genre to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Merging it w...
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Tea bowl hand-made by a Czech ceramic artist. Photo by Filip Noubel, used with permission. In the Czech Republic, tea is consumed in public places called “čajovna” (pronounced tchayovna) — a term that literally means “tea-place.” But čajovna is much more than a word: It is a way of reinterpreting tea-culture and turning it into a mainstream space for socializing and enjoying all kinds of teas and other drinks, warm and cold. According to literary history, the term “čaj” (tea in Czech) appears in the early 18th century, at the same time as “káva” (the Czech word for coffee), when the Czech land...
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Closing ceremony of TIDF festival New Taipei. Photo by Filip Noubel, used with permission. Taipei hosted the 14th edition of the Taiwan Independent Documentary Festival (TIDF) this month, an event that showcases over 200 movies with a focus on Myanmar, Ukraine, and Taiwan’s own history of documentary filmmaking. The 2024 edition, which ran from May 10–19, presented close to 140 movies from Taiwan and from a variety of countries, from Madagascar to Ukraine, Mali, Palestine, Argentina, Paraguay, and many Asian countries. The festival held in Taipei has taken place every two years since 1998, tha...
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