Borders, traffics and new criminal alliances in the Mediterranean basin In the waters of our seas thriving criminal activities prosper: from drug trafficking to arms and oil smuggling, from the unlawful disposal of toxic waste to human trafficking. Taking advantage of the region’s many geopolitical frailties and the complicity of certain governments, mafias of various nationalities make a mockery of existing borders and create new ones, re-designing Mediterranean geography with unpredictable transnational accords.
11 March 2026
Contemporary Palestinian Literature – a new generation? “From several texts written by contemporary Palestinian writers that I have read, I would say that it a literature of suffocation and the literature of the last breath that never ends.” Adania Shibli
19 December 2010
Outside Gaza, We Are All Equal From Sderot to Al-Arish, passing through the North Pole, and from Al-Naqab to Cyprus, passing through Mexico, we are all equal concerning Gaza.
14 January 2009
Poetical navigation from one language to another Parisienne d’adoption, Elizabeth Grech a grandi au milieu de la Méditerranée, éprise de la langue maltaise, elle a traduit plusieurs recueils de poésies vers le français. Entretien.
13 April 2012
“Poetry is the common language of humanity” Ataol Behramo?lu, one of the leading Turkish poets and political critics, had an anthology of his poems translated into Italian for the first time. In an interview with Babelmed, Behramo?lu says poetry is “the common language of humanity” and can help bring people from different countries together.
19 July 2014
To walk Palestine A personal account of a too personal experience: simply walking to enjoy yourself, breathe fresh air, sense the nature around you. An extravagant experience, if you live in Gaza, if you are Palestinian, according to Bassam Amohor. His journal (to be continued… (Mashallah News/Ebticar)
16 October 2014