Pages

Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros

Friday, February 28, 2020

Migrants aren’t spreading the coronavirus – but nationalists are blaming them anyway

Politicians across Europe have been quick to exploit the outbreak by heaping suspicion on the most marginalised When I give talks on Europe’s “refugee crisis” I often start by showing a photograph of a rescue boat arriving at the port of Augusta in Sicily, in 2015. It shows a teenage girl of African or Middle Eastern origin looking quizzically at a European official covered from head to toe in white protective gear, with face mask and goggles. Who, I like to ask the audience, is the threat to whom? Related: Greek authorities scramble to calm tensions over migrant detention camp Continue reading...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.theguardian.com