Lorna Vassiliades, a PhD student investigating displaced heritage in solo performance at Queen Mary University of London speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about transitioning to academia from a career in journalism, about childhood memories of Varosha and the events of ‘74, about the many identities we carry and about her upcoming events. For details […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 23: Lorna Vassiliades, a PhD student investigating displaced heritage in solo performance...

Researcher and consultant on military and security affairs, Natasa Loizou, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about migrating to Argentina in 2006, constructing all her identities including her Cypriot one, whilst simultaneously integrating into the local community, her journey in her traditionally ‘masculine-centred’ career and her life goal to empower young women to get involved […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 22: Natasa Loizou, consultant on military&security affairs, on...

Xenia Economidou, a Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) practitioner, speaks on kaleidHERscope about her transition from the corporate world to becoming certified as a Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) practitioner, about ‘Being Enough’, and about the profound connection between our past experiences and current self-perceptions and how with the right tools we can transform the stories that […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 21: Xenia Economidou, a Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT)...

Editor and translator Maia Tabet speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about being a global nomad and how it helped her recognize her true identity, about her love of languages and words, about Cyprus and about the horror of the situation in Palestine now The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 20: Editor and translator Maia Tabet on how being a global nomad shaped her identity (2/4/2024) first appeared on Island Talks.

Within the context of the ‘RESPECT – Toward a culture of Respectful Maternity Care (RMC): Enhancing Provider-Client Shared Decision Making and Informed Choice’ project, Ioli Orphanides Spokesperson on RMC & Nicos Middleton, Principal Investigator & Scientific Coordinator of the project, speak to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope podcast about the overall objective of this project, what […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 19: Ioli Orphanides & Nicos Middleton: Toward a culture of...

Susana Malcorra, president and cofounder of GWL Voices for Change and Inclusion, former Argentinian foreign minister, Chief of Staff for UN SG Ban ki Moon and Co-Chair of the Crisis Group speaks on kaleidHERscope about how and why GWL Voices is gathering support from countries and leaders and committed to achieving equality and working towards […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 18: Susana Malcorra of GWL Voices for Change & Inclusion on why gender equality is imperative at UN level...

Israeli peace activist Yael Treidel, who has worked with both Women Waging Peace (https://www.womenwagepeace.org.il/en/) and The Road to Recovery (https://www.allmep.org/allmep_member/road-to-recovery/) speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about the political climate in Israel and the occupied territories now, about how being a peace activist is not a choice but a way of life for her and […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 17: Israeli peace activist Yael Treidel speaks about the...

Huda Abu Arqoob, a strategic advisor for women participation in conflict zones & an independent consultant on Palestine/Israel Conflict speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope from her home in the West Bank about the situation in Gaza and the West Bank today, the mistakes made by both the Israelis and the Palestinians over the years, […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 16: Huda Abu Arqoob, an expert in MENA region speaks from Hebron,West Bank about the situation in Gaza & the West...

Nedie Antoniades, actress, producer, and writer with over twenty years of experience performing on stage and screen in Cyprus, UK, US, and Greece, speaks on kaleidHERscope about the Cyprus-based theatre company ‘Project Season Women’ that she co-founded to give a platform to stories and artistic projects from a female perspective, about the experience of appearing […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 15: Actress, producer, writer Nedie Antoniades & her experience performing on stage...

Elisabeth Nauclér, a member of the Nordic Women Mediators Network from the autonomous region of Åland speaks to kaleidHERscope about the unique status of the region of Åland, about minority-majority relations from a legal and political point of view, about the meaning of the word autonomy in different contexts and about her experience having served […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 14: Elisabeth Nauclér of the NWMN from the autonomous region of Åland discusses its unique status &...

Events/ festival organiser in Greece and Cyprus, Petra Terzi, speaks on kaleidHERscope about how in 2016 she had a career change, how she views the arts as a key communication channel for promoting culture, about the award-winning documentaries she has directed including ‘She Should Run –Cyprus’, scripts that are under development and the documentary she […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 13: Director, festival organizer Petra Terzi – Arts is a key communication channel for promoting...

Within the context of the 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, kaleidHERscope speaks with Susana Pavlou, Director of MIGS and Mine Atli, Project Coordinator at KAYAD about the link between custody cases, violence against women and violence against children and about raising awareness about the red flags of abusive relationships – kindly sponsored […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 12: 16 days of activism against gender-based violence – Mine Atlı & Susana Pavlou...

Η Σουζάνα Παύλου, γενική διευθύντρια του Μεσογειακό Ινστιτούτο Μελετών Κοινωνικού Φύλου και η Άντρη Ανδρόνικου, η επιστημονική διευθύντρια του ΣΠΑΒΟ συζητούν στο kaleidHERscope για την τάση των οικογενειακών δικαστηρίων να απορρίπτουν το ιστορικό ενδοοικογενειακής βίας και κακοποίησης σε υποθέσεις επιμέλειας, και γιατί πρέπει και πως μπορεί να αλλάξει, ειδικά όταν μητέρες και/ή παιδιά έχουν διατυπώσει […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 11: Στο kaleidHERscope συζήτηση για ενδοοικογενειακή...

Lebogang Botlhoko, a women’s rights advocate, author and head of the gender issues committee of VOIS Cyprus (Voices of International Students in Cyprus) speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about VOIS and the challenges faced by international students studying at the universities in northern Cyprus, especially the women, about the ever rising gender based violence, […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 10: Lebogang Botlhoko, a women’s rights advocate from VOIS Cyprus (16/11/2023) first...

Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis, a fellow podcast host, tour guide, interpreter, mother, and much much more speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about her formative years, her passion for traveling, her book, her podcast, about kindness and her love for her family. KaleidHERscope – a podcast with women from around the global talking openly and authentically […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 9: Elizabeth Villiger Toufexis, a podcaster, tour guide, interpreter, mother and much more...

Seagull Shahbazi, women’s rights activist and founder of the ‘Women of Cyprus’ initiative speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope after the first anniversary of the #WomenLifeFreedom revolution following the murder of Mahsa Amini, about why this fight is so important and that it is about more than just the hijab, what’s happening in Iran now […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 8: Seagull Shahbazi, founder of the ‘Women of Cyprus’ discuss #WomenLifeFreedom revolution (16/10/2023) first...

Chiara Rosselli, co-founder & executive director of the APROPOS Group and a speaker at the Cyprus Forum on the 29th September 2023 speaks to kaleidHERscope about how redesigning or tweaking processes can help fix politics, whether at political party level or non-profit organization level. As a process designer and a political dialogue curator since 2015, […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 7: Chiara Rosselli: Redesigning processes can help fix politics (27/9/2023) first appeared on...

African mystic, author, healer, and midwife Mmatshilo Motsei speaks to Magda Zenon on KaleidHERscope about uncovering the old truth that Africa is great and powerful and that, because of the poisoning of our mind, our soul is afflicted, about multi-generational healing and community development and of the role of indigenous midwifery in countering obstetric violence. The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 6: African mystic, author Mmatshilo Motsei on multigenerational healing & community...

Educator, actor, director and playwright Renos Spanoudes, a South African Greek Cypriot Diasporan speaks on kaleidHERscope about playing the role of Dimitri Tsafendas, the assassin of the architect of apartheid, and, advocate George Bizos in the landmark Rivonia Trials, about how the scenarios of these plays developed as archives were opened over time and the […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 5: Director Renos Spanoudes on playing personalities of apartheid era (28/8/2023) first appeared...

Argyro Nicolaou, a Cypriot writer and filmmaker who calls both Cyprus and NYC home, speaks on kaleidHERScope about memory, conflict, and displacement, the role that Varoshi has played in her life and her work, how story-telling can be a healing process, how her work links historical research to create 3-dimensional, character-driven narratives for the page […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 4: Character-driven narratives for the page & the screen about memory, conflict and displacement...

Ipek Borman and Myrtani Pieri speak on kaleidHERscope about the Transformative Scenario Process (TSP), a distinctive process that does not promote a specific solution, but rather looks at the multiple concerns of Cypriots today including but also beyond the “Cyprus problem” and allowed Cypriots from across society to explore and discuss their whole future together. […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 3: Scenarios for the Cyprus problem with İpek Borman & Myrtani Pieri (21/7/2023) first...

Despina Psara, an active member of civil society speaks on kaleidHERscope about the value of a space for women’s voices, what she would want for Cyprus, body shaming, job opportunities (or NOT) for the youth, and what she would tell President Christodoulides, if she could. The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 2: In inter-generational conversation with Despina Psara (2/7/2023) first appeared on Island Talks.

Welcome to the first episode of KaleidHERscope as a member of the Island Talks family! In this special episode, Magda Zenon hosts Hara Kaminera. Hara Kaminara, a documentary maker, visual storyteller and photographer who focuses on social issues, speaks to kaleidHERscope about her participation aboard the ‘Aquarius’, a ship that rescued 29,523 people in the […] The post KaleidHERscope – Episode 1: ‘A Letter to Nikola’ by Hara Kaminera (6/6/2023) first appeared on Island Talks.