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The Ankara Diaries

A Nation of readers?

It seems that Ataturk’s vast literacy program some hundred years ago bore fruits. Turkey is a nation of committed readers, judging by the…

May 15

A Nation of readers?

May 15

Dominique Magada

Venice Biennale 2024: A diverse show but short of living up to its proposition

Stranieri ovunque or Foreigners everywhere was the promising theme of the 2024 Biennale in Venice, the most important event in the…

Apr 21

Venice Biennale 2024: A diverse show but short of living up to its proposition

Apr 21

Dominique Magada
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The Ankara Diaries

Time for celebration

The mood in my area of Ankara has turned joyful since Sunday night. Ignoring Ramadan time, people are out in the streets, drinking…

Apr 4

Time for celebration

Apr 4

Dominique Magada
in
The Ankara Diaries

Language barrier

With time, I find that the language barrier is becoming a serious obstacle and a source of isolation and loneliness. My profession doesn’t…

Mar 28

Language barrier

Mar 28

Dominique Magada
in
The Ankara Diaries

Ankara, a city of contrasts

This morning in my favourite café, two ladies walked in. They ordered a coffee at the counter and sat on the small terrace outside, waiting…

Feb 13

Ankara, a city of contrasts

Feb 13

Dominique Magada
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Heart in the Arts

Venice Biennale 2022: A feminine view of the world

As the next Contemporary Art Biennale is about to open in Venice on 20 April 2024, we look back at the previous exhibition in 2022 to…

Feb 6

Venice Biennale 2022: A feminine view of the world

Feb 6

Dominique Magada
in
The Ankara Diaries

I’m NOT a trailing spouse

Feb 2

I’m NOT a trailing spouse

Feb 2

Dominique Magada

Taiwan, the Switzerland of southeast Asia?

I was once told by a friend who lived in Asia that Taiwan is the Switzerland of Southeast Asia, a green and peaceful country amidst the…

Jun 9, 2023

Taiwan, the Switzerland of southeast Asia?

Jun 9, 2023

Dominique Magada
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Voyages

Panama: An identity built on the canal

I always wanted to see the Panama Canal, a desire that must have found its roots in the history and geography lessons I had as a child in…

May 11, 2023

Panama: An identity built on the canal

May 11, 2023

Dominique Magada
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Voyages

Iran, a country of artists

As mainstream media have been clogging up the virtual space with coronavirus stories to the point of exhaustion, it may be time to remind…

May 29, 2020

Iran, a country of artists

May 29, 2020

Dominique Magada

Dominique Magada

Multilingual writer living across cultures, currently between Turkiye, France and Italy. If I could be in three places at once, my life would be much easier.

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