Budapest, capital of the Magyar state, is especially well-known for its many thermal baths; nonetheless it remains a dynamic capital. An intelligent capital, as György Konrád finely put it. Students and young professionals can get together in a “ruin pub”, to have a drink or spend the night there. Here is an overview of this unique concept. All around the world, the arrival of an Erasmus student is quite telling. The very first activity, even before registering for classes, is having a drink in...

In response to those who consider that the humanitarian relief granted by the governments of Gulf countries is insufficient, they have defended themselves by showing that a considerable amount of financial aid is granted to the Syrian refugees through NGOs and donations from the United Nations....

On the international scene, Sweden stands out due to its generous policies and its relatively efficient welcome of asylum seekers. In these times of the refugee crisis which is shaking up Europe, society goes into action and the government struggles to preserve the exemplary nature of the Swedish asylum system. In proportion to its population, Sweden has the most welcoming asylum policies. It ranks ninth on the world scale. Facing the recent refugee crisis, the government decided that the...

Edirne is the last step before reaching Bulgaria and Greece. At the end of the journey from Istanbul, you’ll come across peaceful fields followed by the European border. It is in this former capital city of the Ottoman Empire that the focus is on Syrian refugees. More than 2,000 Syrians fleeing war in the South, and death in the Mediterranean are waiting to be able to reach the European coast. Back in 2012, Greece and Bulgaria had already started reinforcing their border systems with Turkey....

Syria has come up in the news a lot over the last four years, and today it is more present in news reports than ever. This time, however, the media deals with the cultural aspect of the country: on December 14th, young Syrian Baraa al-Halibi was awarded the Fujarïah Prize for Photography, in Paris. Since he was rewarded for a photograph showing the atrocity of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Baraa al-Halibi has been able to express himself about the political and military conflict using a cultural...

History shows us many examples of uprisings that have had highly significant consequences. From the French Revolution to the Arab Spring, popular movements can sometimes change the face of the Earth. While people all over the world are currently rallying together to influence government policies over the issue of welcoming refugees, Le Journal International (The International Journal) has decided to look back on ten of the most influential protests throughout history. From the most violent to...

They met one evening in Kreuzberg, in one of the most troubled areas of Berlin. Ten years later, Bertrand Boulbar and Sebastian Jung started a Franco-German group whose aim is to go beyond clichés. They want to make German sexy despite its socks hidden in its sandals, to silence Karl Lagerfeld and to promote ‘German swag.’ The two musicians are not young German teachers who are in their first year of secondary school. Bertrand Boulbar and Sebastian Jung expressed these promises in videos on...

A study conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2013 showed that the highest rate of victims of sexual assault is amongst people aged 18 to 24. Universities have been at the core of this sensitive and recurring matter for several years, and are doing everything they can to fight against this plague and prevent it from spreading. However, the vast majority of perpetrators of sexual assaults go unpunished. Investigation into the dark side of university life in the United States. In 2014,...

Since its creation in France in 2002, la Maison des journalistes (the House of journalists) have been hosting almost 300 foreign journalists from sixty different countries such as Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Syria, Armenia and Uzbekistan. The French organisation, the only one of its kind in the world, provides a bulwark against the freedom of press, too often not respected around the globe. Tarik is a Syrian journalist of the opposition aged around 30, who reported on the life of the...

With the world’s highest density of scooters, reaching 375 per square kilometer, Taiwanese cities and countryside are beset by two-wheelers. According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), one scooter was owned per 1.8 inhabitants over the last decade, which makes a total of 12.8 million scooters. Throughout the years, the motorized scooter is becoming a real symbol of the local culture and customs: it is a means of transport used by most young Taiwanese looking for a...