Pour moi, l’histoire est la somme de toutes les histoires possibles – une collection de métiers et points de vue,
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The real agenda of co-operation between Qatar and Greece – Η αληθινη ατζεντα συνεργασιας μεταξυ Καταρ και Ελλαδος
Σημερα ευρισκομαι εις την εθνικα υπερηφανη θεση να αποκαλυψω την πραγματικην ατζεντα συνεργασιας Καταρ – Ελλαδος, οπως αυτη συμφωνηθηκε στην
Continue readingIf you loved me: C. Cavafis Unpublished poems – Αν μ’ Ηγαπας: Ανεκδοτα Ποιηματα του Κ. Καβαφη
Εισαγωγη Το 2013 συμπληρωνονται 150 χρονια απο τη γεννηση του Κ. Καβαφη. Ξεφυλλιζοντας τα “Ανεκδοτα Ποιηματα¨εκδοσεις Ικαρος 1982, σε μνημη
Continue readingMagnas Societas Catalanorum (The Catalan Company) in 14th century Byzantium
My acquaintance with Catalunya started with the soprano Montserrat Caballet. The magnificent lady who sang in the 1982 Barcelona Olympics
Continue readingGreece: voices from the past
As Greece continues to suffer from the worst financial, social and political crisis since the civil war of 1945-1949, I
Continue readingIzmir, Turkey: a photo journal
I recently visited Izmir in Turkey for the first time. It was an emotionally difficult trip, as I was overwhelmed
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Chesme is a small town at the edge of the Erythrean peninsula, some 85 kilometers west of Izmir. I visited
Continue readingSheikh Beddredin (Badraldin Mahmoud Ben Israel Ben Abdulaziz): Preacher and Rebel
It is almost ironic that one of the bloodiest chapters of Sheikh Bedreddin’s rebellion in 1416-1420 was written on the
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Smyrna, September 1922: When Paradise turned into Hell
“THE TURKISH cavalry presented a magnificent spectacle as it cantered along the waterfront. The horsemen sat high in their saddles,
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By the (breaking) sea wave: A “Fluxus Eleatis” Discourse
Mr. FFF: Παρα θιν αλος. By the breaking sea wave. MM: I see Priest Chryses praying. For his daughter Chryseis
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