Bison return to indigenous lands revives spirituality

BULL HOLLOW, Oklahoma, USA — Ryan Mackey softly sang a sacred Cherokee verse as he took a handful of tobacco from a resealable bag. Reaching his arms over a barbed-wire fence, he spread the leaves on the grass where a herd of bison grazed in northeast Oklahoma. The offering represented a respectful act of thanks, … Read more

In Jerusalem, the monk Boulos Khano revives Aramaic

Brother Boulos Khano smoothes his full beard and adjusts his skim, this black cap embroidered with 12 white crosses, representing the 12 Apostles. He feels the different pockets of his cassock in search of his markers. Then, after singing the praises of God at the top of his voice, he bows to the sheepskin parchment … Read more

A Frenchman revives traditional Cambodian kites

Meet Yann Defond who undertakes to revitalize an ancestral Cambodian know-how, that of musical kites. Known for his process of assimilation thanks to his television appearances and thanks to his testimonial book A Christian in Cambodia, Yann DEFOND continues on his way with a partial professional conversion. He trained in Cambodian musical kites. Beyond their … Read more

A collective of artists revives Argentine folklore from a queer perspective

A frame of the music video Mujera BAGNER production. A young couple dance to the rhythm of the Argentine folk music known as chamamé [it], the synchronized steps, the bodies that touch each other tenderly, the gazes that meet and escape; they hug the one to the other, kiss and unite in harmonious cadence, in … Read more

“La Dame du Paradis” revives the eternal debate on freedom of expression

In a press release issued last Saturday, the Superior Council of Ulemas, chaired by King Mohammed VI of Morocco, strongly condemned the content of Eli King’s new film, “La Dame du Paradis”, the first cinematographic work to show a “face” of the Prophet Muhammad. A controversial film that revives eternal debates. Broadcast in the United … Read more