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Held Hostage: Italians in the Hands of their Captors

Natasha Lardera

Following the failed hostage rescue by the British commandos in Nigeria where an Italian and a Brit were killed, thoughts go to the other Italian hostages who have been missing...

Good News Gazette

Judith Harris

There's good news from Italy, and it's about time. (Never fear: at the tail end of this piece we'll report some bad news, too.)

International Women’s Day: Gender Equality Takes More Than a Bunch of Mimosas

Francesca Giuliani

An analysis of the history behind and the contemporary meaning of the International Women's Day, with a special focus on Italy and on how it is still very hard to be a woman in...

Everyone with Angelique Kidjo. With her Africa.

Letizia Airos

An exciting and overwhelming concert with Angelique Kidjo at the United Nations. The event was sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, in collaboration...

Italy's Commitment to Women Empowerment Testified by Fornero's Visit to the UN

Francesca Giuliani

Labor, Social Policies and Gender Equality Minister of Italy Elsa Fornero is in New York to attend the annual meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. "Overcoming...

Raise your Voice: Join Singer Angélique Kidjo Against Brutality

Natasha Lardera

The Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, in collaboration with the United Nations, UNFPA and UNICEF brings to the United Nations Grammy Award–winning Beninoise...

ANNOUNCEMENT: PUBBLICATION OF 2012 AP ITALIAN EXAM DATE

We advise all interested students that College Board has published the date of the AP Italian Language and Culture exam on its web site: it is scheduled for Thursday, May 17,...

Is the EU Technocracy-Ailed? A Conversation with Federico Rampini

Francesca Giuliani

"Is Democracy On The Retreat?" is the question that Rampini posed to the audience at Columbia Law School on February 16, when discussing the contradictions and perils in the EU's...

Moms, Jobs and Bamboccioni

Judith Harris

A much debated issue has been the center of many discussions recently, the so-called "bamboccioni" are the young Italian adults who still live at home with their parents, cuddled...

“Does Italy Still Matter to the World?”

Chiara Morucci

An interesting panel attended by many Italian and American distinguished speakers. Among them were Former U.S. Ambassador to Italy Ronald Spogli, President and CEO of Italian...

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