European city doorways
We barely have these in London, but they are all over continental cities: street entrances to late C19th/early C20th apartment buildings of four or more stories. They have large double … Continue reading
UK responses to French vote on burqa wearers
A flurry of press reports and comments in response to the French vote to ban the wearing of face-coverings in public: Prospect Magazine: Why France is banning the veil New … Continue reading
Who are you?
No, not genealogy – spare me – but identity. Gary Younge was on BBC2’s The Review Show (the arts show that hasn’t quite found its feet since it stopped being … Continue reading
Missing lives – Balkans
Quick post before I catch the train to Vienna. I’ve just seen this news item about a photo exhibition (Nick Danziger & Rory MacLean) which will be travelling from London’s … Continue reading
Civil society in Hungary, headscarf bans in Europe
This place wasn’t just a hotel, it was a palace hotel (& during the Belle Époque, not Edwardian era – I’m learning). We all take turns with cooking and cleaning … Continue reading
Multifaith Europe
Good to meet up this evening with several people from across Europe who were at the CEJI course in Brussels last November – all practitioners/activists in their own fields. The … Continue reading
Caux
I’m halfway up an alp in a very grand building – used to be an Edwardian hotel. Sweeping corridors, stunning views over Lake Geneva and the mountains and huge sculpted, … Continue reading
En route to Caux, Switzerland
Delayed between flights at Heathrow 5, I followed the signs to the Multifaith Room and found a few Muslim airport staff saying their prayers. I said my own Iona Community … Continue reading
