Unesco supports world heritage sites with hashtags and books

Unesco supports world heritage sites with hashtags and books

Now that the hashtags and social networks are so important for communication that, in order to promote the landscape, architectural and cultural heritage, it’s necessary to improve the communication strategies and explore alternative languages making an effort to combine the benefits of traditional paper media and less conventional forms of media involvement.   Unesco thoroughly pursued this

Palmyra and ISIS: yesterday, today and tomorrow

Palmyra and ISIS: yesterday, today and tomorrow

Syrian regime forces have regained control of the city of Palmyra, ten months after its capture by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). The Islamist militants were driven out of the ancient site on the 27th of March following three weeks of intensive military operations backed by Russian air strikes and Lebanese militias.   During its

Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi has finally received a real Messi shirt

Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi has finally received a real Messi shirt

Murtaza Ahmadi is a 5-year-old Afghan boy, lives with his family in the Eastern province of Ghazni, Afghanistan, and is famous for being the biggest fan of Messi, Argentinian football player at Barcelona and crowned FIFA Player of the Year – Ballon d’Or five times. One day, while he was playing wearing his striped plastic bag shirt

Magic exists. The e-Luminate Cambridge Festival brings it to light

Magic exists. The e-Luminate Cambridge Festival brings it to light

Discover the city in a new light. It all started when the founder and director of the festival Alessandra Caggiano was cycling through the iconic city centre of Cambridge, UK, whilst it was pitch black. “How wonderful this could be if it was all lit up,” she thought. Now at its fourth edition, the e-Luminate