In November 2020, almost unnoticed between a second wave of Covid infections and the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court...

A while ago I had the privilege to meet with Konrad von Klitzing (City Lead Volt Maastricht). He shared with me his views on politics, wh...

Last week, Europe and Turkey faced “The Chair Crisis” when the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met with the President of the...

As Maastricht University boasts a reputation as the most international university in the Netherlands, it is interesting to note that...

It is with great solemnity that the Maastricht Diplomat marks the passing of Prince Philip, husband to Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of...

The decade has seen a massive rise in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Femicide in Turkey.Between 2008 and 2019, at least 3,185 women...

Trigger warning: Eating disorders, anxiety, depression. Sometimes it is difficult to express what it is like to feel like the world is...

Studies show that having frequent consensual sex and or orgasms reduces stress levels, lowers blood pressure, and may even get us more...

Starting with some fresh news: Jordan's former crown prince, Hamza Bin Hussein, has been placed under house arrest over an alleged coup....

There is a glimmer of sunshine. The worst of winter is behind us and the promise of a vaccinated summer lies ahead. Although covid...

Maastricht's biggest student party demands the best possible education, even in Covid times. When Rozemarijn Kahle (second year student...

Star Wars has been, and will continue to be, one of the most important film franchises in cinema. The majority of children, teenagers and...

In the closing months of 2020, over a quarter billion people have taken to the streets of India to protest the new farming bills that...

Local News This week has been very important for Dutch politics. General national elections were held from 15 to 17 of March. Mark...

“Hey, you, the unfair tyrants… You the lovers of the darkness… You the enemies of life… You’ve made fun of innocent people’s wounds, and...

After 6 years of beautiful but dark and bluesy songs, Ben Howard has released a track which makes us nostalgic about days yet to come....

This week, the third successive week of sun rays becoming a part of our daily lives again, serves as an indicator that the pandemic is at...

As university students, connecting with our friends and classmates through WhatsApp is something most of us do without second thoughts....

Spring is in the air. Is it fair to say this already? I think so. What with a cold and isolated winter behind us and with some vaccinated...

Derived from this title’s logic, it can be stated that Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust certainly mattered. In fact, it is widely regarded as...