Author: Mauricio Ruiz

Mauricio Ruiz

Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist that has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and the Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. His work has appeared in publications like Flanders Today, The Bulletin, Literal Magazine, Chilango, Travel & Leisure and Aire. His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017.

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Brussels In focus Opinion

Letters to Europe – Refugee Women Write

23 September 201723 September 2017 Mauricio Ruiz 524 Views

“Berlin gave me what I wanted: freedom, wildness. I could be who I wanted to be,” said Enana Alassar, a

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Cult'Art In focus Opinion

Colm Toibín at Passaporta – House of Names

21 September 2017 Mauricio Ruiz 104 Views

“If you give voice to those who are powerless, you get a unique texture in drama. That’s why I often

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Brussels Europe In focus Opinion

Freiraum – Debate and Vote

20 September 2017 Mauricio Ruiz 213 Views

“Are the people in the Baltic states able to have empathy for Italy and Greece, the challenges they face with

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Cult'Art In focus Music Opinion

InOrguration

12 September 201712 September 2017 Mauricio Ruiz 120 Views

Fifty years of silence have come to an end: the organ at Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, will be re-inaugurated. On

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Entertainment In focus Music Opinion

United Music of Brussels

9 September 201711 September 2017 Mauricio Ruiz 190 Views

What does a nineteenth-century puppet theater have in common with internet streaming? “In the past, people who couldn’t afford to

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Cult'Art In focus Opinion

From Watermael to Boisfort

30 August 201730 August 2017 Mauricio Ruiz 248 Views

The Watermael train station building stands solid against the late-summer sky, a fine work of construction, white and reddish bricks

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Cult'Art In focus Opinion

Bruxelles Symboliste

28 August 201729 August 2017 Mauricio Ruiz 276 Views

René Magritte is perhaps the best well-known Belgian painter. Every year, thousands of people visit Brussels and head down to

Cult'Art In focus News

Celebrating the Estonian Presidency – Photo Exhibition: Estonian Colors

5 July 2017 Mauricio Ruiz 720 Views

On the 1st of July Estonia took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU. To celebrate it, the

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In focus Opinion Travel Pulse

Ghent in June – A trip to the beautiful Flemish city

2 July 2017 Mauricio Ruiz 600 Views

The train approaches St. Pieters station as if in slow motion, the long line of cars like tired nomads finally

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Entertainment In focus Opinion

“Mobutu: King of Zaïre” – 50 years of Belgian Cinema: Thierry Michel at Bozar

30 June 201711 September 2017 Mauricio Ruiz 334 Views

In September of this year it will be twenty years since the death of military dictator and President of the

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