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The Diakonia Center: America’s Mystras
With perhaps a bit of poetic license, The Metropolis of Atlanta’s Diakonia Center is, if not Mystras, then it is a Mystras-in-process.
Greece
Greece Approves Landmark Private Universities Bill Amidst Protests
The Greek Parliament voted in favor of a bill that allows the establishment of private universities in the country.
The historic --and yet controversial-- bill was voted in favor by 159 lawmakers out of a total of 300 MPs.
The 158...
Culture
World’s Oldest Greek School Celebrates 220 Years in Vienna
The Greek National School in Vienna, the oldest still-functioning Greek school in the world, has celebrated 220 years since its opening.
The school - founded in 1804 - was awarded the 'Simonos Sina' award by the Academy of Athens in...
Education
MA Degree in Magic Offered at a British University
The University of Exeter is launching a new program in September 2024 called the MA in Magic and Occult Science. This program is all about exploring ideas in a different way, according to its leader, Professor Emily Selove.
Selove explained...
World
Taliban Ban Hair and Beauty Salons in Afghanistan
The Taliban have ordered hair and beauty salons in Afghanistan to shut in the latest restriction faced by women. A Vice and Virtue Ministry spokesman told the BBC businesses had one month to comply, starting from 2 July when...
Environment
The Mystic Allure of the Space Observatory Atop a Greek Mountain
Up on the slopes of central Greece stands a planetarium and observatory of unparalleled educational value to the area and beyond.
Charity
The Young Greek Who Started a School in Zanzibar
Renos Fountoulakis is an inspiring Greek philanthropist who, when faced with poverty in Zanzibar, decided to use education to change people's lives.
Greece
5-Year-Old Boy with Autism Can Write in 10 Languages, Including Greek
A 5-year-old boy with autism who has a photographic memory and the amazing ability to read and write 10 languages, including Greek, has stunned social media users.
The boy, Sebastian Esposito, regularly uploads impressive clips to the social media site...
Greece
Greek Anti-Vax, Anti-Mask Parents May Lose Custody of Children
Anti-vax parents from Serres, Greece who are also against the use of self-tests for the coronavirus, as well as masks, may lose custody of their four children because they have refused to send them to school for two years.
Their...
Education
The Greek Priest Building Schools in Africa
Father Antonios Mutyaba is not your usual Greek priest. He is responsible for the education of hundreds of children in Uganda, East Africa.