This week in The Cyprus Files: a look at the Akamas area and Polis Chrysochous, the “city flowing with gold.” Polis is an historic area of great beauty—and where I ran my first 5k since the pandemic began.
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In the mid-2000s, Cyprus had its worst drought in 900 years. As global temperatures rise, the island will face a climate crisis of great magnitude.
Learn more about the climate crisis in Cyprus in this week’s edition of The Cyprus Files, featuring former Fulbright fellow Nikolas Michael on the climate group “Avli” and their vital work on the island.
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The newsletter is back for 2022! Check out a recap of my near-Pope experience in Cyprus last month, including a brief primer on the shared history between the Catholic and Orthodox churches. As always, thanks for reading!
Photo copyright Harrison Blackman, 2021.
This week’s Cyprus Files newsletter takes a look at the contemporary urban experience of the walled city of Nicosia, the last divided capital in Europe.
In future posts I will continue to do my best to explain the complex geopolitical situation in Cyprus. Thanks for reading!
Check out the second installment of “The Cyprus Files,” my series of posts reflecting on Cyprus and my Fulbright year on the island.
This week’s post narrates a dramatic tale of the Crusades and how it illuminates the eclectic influences on the Cypriot built environment.
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