The flâner magazine

Israeli and Palestinian activists and scholars promote the idea of a different future, one in which it is possible to live together in harmony and repair the wrongs of the past, from the final episode of the podcast Remembering and Returning, in Hebrew, published by the Israeli NGO Zochrot.

Freud’s thought emerges not from the triumph of Hellenism over Judaism, but from the enduring tension between these two traditions. Psychoanalysis reveals their deeper kinship, as seemingly opposed cultural worlds return as uncanny doubles of a shared origin.

Congolese photography is redefining itself by rejecting colonial narratives and developing its own visual language rooted in local perspectives.

Despite limited resources, artists are reclaiming their history and identity while gaining recognition both at home and internationally.

As the UN enters 2026, it is confronted with a structural failure in its financing model. This is not simply a technical gap or a temporary cash shortage, but the result of a deeper breakdown in the political assumptions that underpin its financial system.

Brain connections reorganize in distinct stages across life, shaping learning ability and cognitive decline.

Understanding these phases may help explain and treat mental disorders and dementia.

Democracy proclaims liberty as its core value, yet the rule of the majority and the pursuit of equality can threaten individual freedom.

Liberal constitutional systems attempt to resolve this paradox by limiting power so that freedom can be preserved.

A four-day journey through Tunis, exploring Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Oudna, and the Bardo Museum, while embracing the art of flânerie in the labyrinthine Medina. An itinerary shaped less by rigid plans than by wandering, discovery, and the rhythms of the city.

Frustrated by Morocco’s rigid educational system of the 1990s, art teacher Hicham Benohoud used photography as a pedagogical tool, creating a makeshift darkroom in his classroom to foster collaborative and hands-on learning, encouraging students to engage with creativity and identity.

A brief and intense narrative about grief, guilt, and the distance between two sisters, where physical pain becomes the metaphor of an inner wound that cannot heal. In *Convalescence*, Han Kang intertwines body and memory to portray a loss that finds no cure, yet through writing discovers a fragile form of recomposition.

New DESI observations suggest dark energy may change over time, challenging the standard ΛCDM model of the universe.

If confirmed, this could force a major rethink of cosmology and lead to new, more complex theories about how the universe evolves.

The UN’s financial crisis is not a problem of affordability but of political will. The question is no longer whether the UN can manage scarcity, but whether member states are willing to govern the consequences of non-payment before the system contracts and collapses.