Alone on the boats

CHAPTER 5 - MEDITERRANEAN POLITICS To understand the difficulties of the Italian government and the EU in facing the migrant crisis, it is ought to go through the steps that were made to find a solution.

Scientology: why do we believe in one idea rather than another?

“Why do we believe in one idea rather than another?” I will try to give an answer by analysing the particular and quite controversial religion of Scientology.

Alone on the boats

CHAPTER 4 - THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN ROUTE The greatest danger comes from the sea. The last phase of the journey of the many young immigrants fleeing from their countries is also the most dangerous.

Herbalife: a pyramid scheme?

The company, the billion bet, and the scandals: is Herbalife the biggest current fraud case?

Alone on the boats

CHAPTER 3 - THE JOURNEY THROUGH AFRICA The Mediterranean sea is only the last step of a longer way.

Clare Hollingworth

Asked about the best moment in her career, she doesn’t hesitate: “The outbreak of WWII, but don’t tell other people”.

A look at feminism through the eyes of a handmaid

Every woman, at a certain point in her life, is confronted with feminism and each of us absorbs and interprets its legacy in a personal way.

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CHAPTER 2 - WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? The unaccompanied minor immigrants (UMI) arrived in Italy via sea in the last six years come from 47 different countries, among which the most common are Eritrea, Egypt, Gambia, Somalia, Nigeria, and Syria.

Alone on the boats

CHAPTER 1 - WHO ARE THEY? In six years, from January 2011 to December 2016, 85.937 foreign minors arrived in Italy only through the Central Mediterranean route that from Libya brought them to the Sicilian shores.

Alone on the boats

INTRODUCTION This series of articles will focus on the thousands of unaccompanied minor immigrants arriving in Italy each year.