Stefania D'Ignoti

2 weeks ago | hyphenonline.com | Stefania D'Ignoti

On a breezy April evening, Palestinian-Italian singer Tära has captured the attention of a large crowd gathered in Modesto di Veglia park in Rome, singing Ya Helwe Ciao, a hymn to freedom, hope and unity. The song is an Arabic take on Bella Ciao, Italy’s famous chant of liberation at the end of the second world war, and in recent years has been sung in protest against repressive regimes across the Middle East. In Italy 25 April is Liberation Day, celebrating the overthrow of fascism.

Feb 18, 2025 | hyphenonline.com | Stefania D'Ignoti

On a freezing Sunday morning in January, the Monfalcone Tigers cricket team is doing its best to warm up for a training session in Isonzo Park, Turriaco. The small town on Italy’s east coast is exposed to a whipping wind from the Adriatic Sea, bringing a bitter chill that many of the players, originally from Bangladesh, are still unused to. This is the first time the team has been able to practise in weeks andcaptain Sani Bhuiyan, 34, is happy to see his teammates, despite the bleak weather.

Feb 18, 2025 | hyphenonline.com | Stefania D'Ignoti |Caroline Harrap |Shafi Musaddique |Katy Fallon

• Why Rome’s best pizza is Egyptian The chefs that have come to dominate the Roman pizza industry offer much-needed hope to migrants being shut out of Meloni’s Italy

Feb 17, 2025 | niemanreports.org | Stefania D'Ignoti

Whenever Alessandra Loche walks her dog, Samantha, down Via Marconi in the northern Italian city of Bergamo, flashbacks of army men loudly loading coffins on their trucks send shivers down her spine. “It takes me a few seconds to get back to the present, even after all this time,” she said with a slumbering tone of voice and sadness in her eyes.

Oct 17, 2024 | english.alaraby.co.uk | Stefania D'Ignoti

On the stage of the Modern Art Gallery of Catania, Sicily’s second-largest city, six Palestinian circus performers lift and drag a heavy Chinese pole. The group carries it in perfect synergy in a breathtaking display of athleticism and trust among each other. If one lets go, they will all get hurt. “But we all trust each other. We know we can always count on one another,” Mohamed Abu Taleb, the play's director, tells The New Arab at the end of the 55-minute performance.