Maria Rita Reis

Maria Rita is an ex-International Relations teacher on a lifelong affair with the news. She enjoys reading about light topics such as minorities, terrorism, and war. An immigrant, a polyglot and a very curious human, she's always rooting for the underdog. Keeping up with international politics and understanding the power of language are two of her biggest passions. Not surprisingly, a lot of her time is spent drinking obscene amounts of coffee and laughing at silly linguistics memes.

Iranian female taekwondo medallist possibly to train in The Netherlands

The only Iranian female athlete to win an Olympic medal has defected and placed a request to train with a taekwondo instructor in Eindhoven Kimia...

How the Netherlands became home to the international city of peace and justice

Did you know where The Hague's peace and justice vocation comes from? Let's take a look at some of the organizations that made it...

European Court of Justice has ruled Israeli settlement goods sold in Europe must carry origin-identifying tags

Europe's top court ruled that goods produced in Israeli settlements must be clearly labelled as such, instead of carrying the generic "produced in Israel"...

Could al-Baghdadi’s death spell the end of the Dutch foreign fighter recruitment?

On Sunday the 27th of October President Trump revealed the death of al-Baghdadi during a solemn announcement on TV. After narrating the dramatic events...

Ceasefire Syria: should the Dutch government bring back nationals with ties to ISIS?

As Turkey crossed the border and attacked the Kurdish held section of Syria, the fate of ISIS members detained in the region remains uncertain....

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