Category: International

Countless lives were shattered, dreams demolished, and futures became uncertain when the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Among the brave souls who fled their homeland was Razia Arefi, she shares her story.

Zonder verpakkingen winkelen, is het mogelijk? Bij Fair Unverpackt in Berlijn alleszins wel. Reporters Booy Chalmet en Siebe Vercruysse gingen er langs en interviewden Thomas, de eigenaar van de zaak. 

Khalil Chaouki (20) studies the art of painting in Ghent. He is in his second year at KASK but is originally from Mechelen. Chaouki is always looking for a good image or a strong narrative for his next piece.

Having been lonely in her teenage years, Marie, a 35-year-old woman, embraced the opportunity of joining Sjarazang. This is an inclusive choir in Mechelen which, apart from its rehearsals and performances, feels more like a family to her.

‘What I wanted to show with the short film 'Dank je wel Mechelen' is that people in the refugee centre aren’t a threat, they are an opportunity for society.’

Sam Thys shows how he views the world from a colorful perspective. The feeling and blurriness of Stephan Vanfleteren's Corona Walks series inspired him. After experimenting with filters, he made his own spacey dreamworld.

Within music, age does not matter, talent and passion does. And that is exactly what the Mechels SeniorenOrkest wants to represent.  

Teachers in Hungary have been striking for over a year now. Our 21bis reporter Rob Gurny went to Budapest to find out what was going on.