King John III and the Dark Messenger of Zion
David Reuveni claimed to be the brother of a king Joseph who ruled in Arabia a large community of Jews, said to number 300,000 In the year 1525, a diminutive
Portugalidade – Medieval Medicine
The early Islamic system could truly be seen as a forerunner of the modern Portuguese national health service (SNS). In year 711 CE, the Umayyad Caliphate directed an invasion
Caring for the unloved ones
In mid-June, the Ministry of Labour published its annual report titled ‘Carta Social’, which gave statistics for the year 2022 in respect of Social Security and Solidarity. Of the €1.8
Skin deep, and in deep: True beauty on the Silver Coast
Further to last week’s ‘Should Expat Politics Matter?’ topic, may I start this week by calming any nerves I may have jangled with my assertions, with the words of my
Should expat politics matter?
What’s the right amount of attention for a foreigner to give to politics ‘back home’? In our consideration here, let’s presume that those very same politics had something to do
Yawning complications
My grandfather, on my mum’s side, did not like children and I am told that when we were small, we were kept at a safe distance from him. So safe
London Calling – July 2024
A lot of hot air The good old British weather notoriously affects many of London’s sporting and recreational events. The tennis at Wimbledon just about kept to schedule this year
Brows right
The first tongue twister word that one comes across while learning Portuguese is ‘sobrancelhas’, the term used to describe one’s eyebrows. It does not have much in common with eyes
Peaceful Portugal begins with us?
Whilst this country occupies an enviable position – seventh out of 163 – within the ‘Global Peace Index’, this year’s general report makes for some grizzly reading, declaring that “the
It sounded so good, I moved here!
You might remember an American chap by the name of Victor Kiam, who – so impressed by his wife’s gift of a Remington electric shaver – decided he’d buy its