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Madrid’s Struggle with a Lack of Affordable Rental Properties: Are Vacation Rentals to Blame?
On a late February Friday afternoon, Madrid’s Plaza de Sol is crowded with tourists speaking a melody of foreign languages as they stroll the 17th century landmark. When the day ends, many of the tourists will head back to their rental apartments in the street surrounding the plaza. Though the 11.2 million visitors who flood…
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Madrid’s Cafe Culture Evolution
In January, a week after beginning his semester abroad in Madrid, NYU student ElliotGuiness headed to his local cafe, laptop in hand, hoping to get some homework done. Afterordering his latte he asked the barista in proficient Spanish “Tienes wifi?” She politely replied inEnglish, “We do not give out the wifi. You are not allowed…
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Is Religion a Game of Strategy in Paris?
By Zara Rawoof In early February, Chems-Eddine Hafiz and five other Muslim leaders gathered in the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis. Hafiz, the rector of La Grande Mosquée in Paris, proposed an international meeting between Christians and Muslims to promote interfaith relations. But French Muslims remain wary of such efforts. While promoting the faith,…
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