It must be tough to have no way to survive in a country where resources are being depleted. To make matters worse, having to leave the country, with no guarantee of ever reaching their destination.

Reading the graphic novel "Persepolis", we can get an idea of the change from the Shah's rule to that of the alatoyahs.


The discrimination and exclusion of women by the theocratic regime seriously violates a fundamental principle of international human rights law such as equality and non-discrimination, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

From birth and throughout their lives, women in Saudi Arabia remain under the supervision of a male member of the family, usually her father or husband. They need a permission and consent for matters as simple as starting certain studies, living alone, getting married, accessing certain medical treatments or even getting out of jail. Defying these prohibitions or disobeying a “guardian” may be grounds for sanctions.

There is a treaty that legally obliges signatory countries to criminalize sexist violence and to allocate resources to combat it.A treaty called the "Istanbul Convention" and the Ottoman country decided to leave.

Between 2017 and 2021, 1,000 attacks were reported, and there are hundreds of cases that never come to light. The majority are attacks on women by men seeking revenge. One of the victims, Shaheen Malik, has created a NGO to provide help and support.

Heart of Darkness", written by Joseph Conrad in 1899, belongs to late Victorian literature, a time when the British Empire was beginning to expand its borders, with Africa being one of the continents where the impact of colonization caused the most devastation.

In her diary, Anne Frank details the progressive loss of rights and restrictions imposed by the Nazi occupiers on Jews in Amsterdam from 1940 onward, which she described as being "in chains." Anne narrates how these measures transformed her daily life and that of her family.

What I mean by this is that rights will always be the biggest losers. Even if you don't feel it now, it could happen to you someday.

When I watch sporting events, and certain athletes participate with the Spanish national teams, I wonder how long they've been in Spain and how long it took them to regularize their status, because it seems like they've done it through the fast track, especially considering that there's no residency permit for athletes.

For today's episode, we travel to North Africa, to the city of Tangier, in present-day Morocco, to meet a distinguished writer, philosopher, and above all, traveler, whom we could call the "Arab Marco Polo."

We see that from a very young age, Ibn Battuta was passionate about reading, especially works related to geography and all kinds of travel books. Being wealthy, on June 13, 1325, he set off for Mecca with the intention of fulfilling the pilgrimage required of every Muslim to visit the holiest city in Islam.

It often happens that after a while, some news disappear, but the suffering does not. I'm talking about Gaza. Because, sadly, only the name remains of the strip. The rest is mountains of rubble where the inhabitants, those who remain, are almost part of that landscape, stripped of the humanity they possessed at birth.

Today I want to offer them a little light, just as Ramadan begins this week.