Posted on: November 29, 2018 Posted by: Eilidh Northridge Comments: 8

Staff Removed from Syrian Restaurant Sham, Legal Disputes at the Heart of the Conflict

On April 21, founder Momen Al Azhar and his 18-Syrian staff members were removed from Sham restaurant in Warmoesstraat, which is located in the city center. It has been seven months, Al Azhar is still fighting for the legal rights to the name and concept associated with the restaurant. The investor-owned restaurant first opened in February 2017 with the idea of running the first Syrian restaurant in Amsterdam, staffed solely…

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Posted on: November 29, 2018 Posted by: Valeria Mongelli Comments: 8

Make Arepas Great Again: Venezuelans Take Arepas To Amsterdam Streets

On November 5, the Amsterdam Arepa’s pop-up shop opened its doors in the heart of De Pijp. The Venezuelan shop will be open until the end of February. “Make arepas great again” is the slogan displayed on the shop’s window. Located at Eerste Sweelinckstraat 20, the shop has received a large media coverage since it opened its doors. Inside are a few tables, a short menu with only fresh ingredients, and an…

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Posted on: November 28, 2018 Posted by: Ivana Sramkova Comments: 7

Amsterdam Art Weekend Attracts Thousands of Visitors

Every year at the end of November, the Amsterdam Art Weekend invites thousands of people to enjoy contemporary art. This year, the event took place from November 22 till 25 . According to Arabella Coebergh, the press representative of the event, up to 45,000 people attend the event annually. The event is set up by Amsterdam Art, which is a non-profit organization that specializes in promoting contemporary art of both…

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Posted on: November 27, 2018 Posted by: Dino Wildi Comments: 10

SOS Nicaragua-Holanda Extends Its Network of Support at CREA Cafe

  Last Tuesday, about 30 UvA students and activists from Nicaragua protested at CREA Café as part of the SOS Nicaragua-Holanda movement. The event concluded with an act of solidarity. Solange Saballos, a Language and Literature student and cultural reporter, joined the protest through the intermediary of Skype. Saballos fled from Managua to Guatemala after covering the protests at her university, from which she was expelled due to her activities…

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Posted on: November 26, 2018 Posted by: Lucia Holaskova Comments: 1

Why We Shouldn’t Tolerate Zwarte Piet

Traditions are the foundation of every society – but do we know where they actually come from? Traditions are a form of indoctrination. We grow up in accordance with certain norms and values without thinking about them critically or looking at them from a different perspective. As citizens, we often turn a blind eye to uncomfortable truths about our past. Speaking of traditions that represents the past, is there any…

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Posted on: November 23, 2018 Posted by: Kate Shylo Comments: 1

One of the Most Important Films of the Year

Lukas Dhont’s debut feature Girl is not your typical coming-of-age story. In this film, Dhont captures adolescence in a mature and thought-provoking way. Girl‘s protagonist is the 16-year old ballet dancer Lara, who struggles with her transsexuality. Besides the daily pressure of perfecting her dancing technique, Lara is preparing for her full transition. She takes hormones, impatiently waits for her breasts to grow, and is slowly, in Lara’s eyes too…

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