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
Gaza, Zion and the Knights Templar
Fresh from victories over the Muslim Moors at Santarém and Lisbon, Gualdim Pais – the brilliant young military strategist of King Afonso Henriques – decided in year 1152 to embark
Environmental concerns at the new Lisbon airport
“The logistics of both air travel and cargo movements will continue to attract bitter criticism from environmentalists” In the years before the Covid-19 epidemic, the global movement of goods was
The Portuguese Polyphony – The Chants of the Templar Knights
The Order of the Knights Templar was founded in 1128 by nine nobles who were granted the use of the redundant temple of Solomon in Jerusalem as a headquarters from
The grave offence of Artificial Resurrection
At the recent annual general meeting of SenseTime, one of the foremost AI companies in China, the CEO and founder Tang Xiao’ou gave a full account of the difficulties encountered
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day
Whether a relative newcomer or a lifetime citizen, we’ve all become accustomed to sunny skies. Our plans are seldom spoiled by storm clouds. The Algarve is well known as a
Poem: “Communication from has-beens to wannabes”
In the road, up the street, Down your way; ’tis there they meet In whirligigs of light which byte Into their state of being, And souls feel brighter when they
Poem: “Swing doors in a hospice”
I can (do you?) remember those creaking doors In that comedy film of Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday Through which a waiter wandered to serve poor lost souls Seated at tables sparse
By the two left feet, slowly backward march!
The traditional concept of western democracy is increasingly fragile Our national drill sergeant in the persona of President Marcelo may well find it necessary to tie straw to the left
Happy news year
“Bom Ano Novo” to you, dear friend, which, of course, is very different from an “Anon Ovo” that you might just walk past in the supermarket, neither free-range, nor quail-derived.