Jo Even Caspi, an Educational and Developmental Psychologist and a member of Women Wage Peace, speaks on kaleidHERscope about relocating to Israel from the USA in the ‘70’s, about Women Wage Peace, about setting up successful inter-group dialogues within Israel and about the situation in Israel and Gaza and the only way forward she sees.
Lorna Vassiliades, a PhD student investigating displaced heritage in solo performance at Queen Mary University of London speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about transitioning to academia from a career in journalism, about childhood memories of Varosha and the events of ‘74, about the many identities we carry and about her upcoming events. For details about her performances in London in August 2024, please check out https://camdenfringe.com/events/the-suitcase/
Researcher and consultant on military and security affairs, Natasa Loizou, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about migrating to Argentina in 2006, constructing all her identities including her Cypriot one, whilst simultaneously integrating into the local community, her journey in her traditionally ‘masculine-centred’ career and her life goal to empower young women to get involved in these and other sectors with ‘masculine-centred’ agendas.
In the 11th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Elena Strouthos. Elena is the co-owner of the very successful Cocoon Creations, an innovative Cyprus-based tech company. Elena also hosts the Breaking the 20% podcast where she tackles the low number of women in the tech industry in the ‘western world’.
Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan'ın hazırlayıp sunduğu Garip Zamanlar'ın bu bölümünde zamanın ruhuna uygun bir konuyu, "dating" uygulamalarını, Kıbrıs'ta ve dünyadaki durumu, teknolojinin ve iletişim araçlarının hayatımızı nasl şekillendirdiğini konuştuk. Hep Economist'ten dem vuracak değil ya, Sertaç bu kez de Foreign Affairs dergisiyle geldi. Netflix'teki favori dizilerimizden dem vurduk. Evren bize The Three Body System'in Çin versiyonunu izlediğini, kitabını okuduğunu gözlemleriyle birlikte anlattı. 1990'ların pop müziği sosuyla keyifli bir program oldu.
In the 10th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Nicholas Tryfon. Nicholas is a well known small business owner and civil society champion. He is a human rights campaigner, the President of ACCEPT-LGBTI Cyprus, co-owner of innovative Misfit Union food and beverage company (and catering) and through his brand Tryfonic, co-runs the successful Nostalgia parties.
Xenia Economidou, a Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) practitioner, speaks on kaleidHERscope about her transition from the corporate world to becoming certified as a Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) practitioner, about ‘Being Enough’, and about the profound connection between our past experiences and current self-perceptions and how with the right tools we can transform the stories that dictate our lives.
In the 9th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Oya Kutsal. Oya decided during the pandemic to shift focus in life and work for more charitable goals, from feeding foreign students during the lockdowns, to her wonderful work promoting the fragile and disappear shared common heritage across Cyprus. Her videos at historic, religious and cultural sites across the island raise awareness to the rich tapestry of our home.
Zor Meseleler podcast yapımcıları Aysu Basri Akter ve Esra Aygın, İnsan Hakları Platformu Direktörü Derya Beyatlı ile 9 Haziran 2024 tarihinde yapılacak olan Avrupa Parlamentosu seçimlerini ve Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti kimlik kartına sahip Kıbrıslı Türklerin nasıl oy kullanabileceklerini konuştular. Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti'nin Avrupa Parlamentosu'ndaki 6 sandelyesini belirleyecek olan bu seçimlerde Kıbrıslı Türklerin niye oy kullanmaları gerektiği, oy kullanmak için yapılması gerekenler ve oy pusulalarına iradelerini nasıl yansıtacaklarının detaylarını bu bölümde dinleyebilirsiniz. Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti kimlik kartına sahip Kıbrıslı Türkler oy kullanabilmek için kayıtlı olduklarını bu adresten teyit edebilirler: https://etv.elections.moi.gov.cy/ Daha fazla bilgi için İnsan Hakları Platformu'nun sitesine bu adresten ulaşabilirsiniz: https://insanhaklariplatformu.eu/
Editor and translator Maia Tabet speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about being a global nomad and how it helped her recognize her true identity, about her love of languages and words, about Cyprus and about the horror of the situation in Palestine now