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Author: Mauricio Ruiz

Mauricio Ruiz

Mauricio Ruiz


Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. His work has appeared in Electric Literature, The Rumpus, River Teeth, Literal Magazine, among others. He has received fellowships from OMI Writers in New York, and from the Three Seas Council in Rhodes. His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017.

European Union In focus Norway Travel Pulse 

2019 European Green Capital: What Oslo is doing to cut emissions by 95% in 2030

21 May 2019 Mauricio Ruiz

For a period of my life in my late twenties, back when I had to sit on sales calls and

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Christine Lagarde
Diplomatic Bag Economics In focus Kazakhstan News 

Astana Economic Forum 2019: World Leaders gather in Kazakhstan to address current economic challenges

18 May 201920 May 2019 Mauricio Ruiz

“As the great Kazakh poet, Abay, once said, ‘While walking slowly, stride confidently,” the IMF’s Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, stated

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Ambassador Kuspan
Diplomatic Bag In focus Kazakhstan News Opinion 

EU to Remain an Important Strategic Partner for Kazakhstan After Election

15 May 2019 Mauricio Ruiz

Kazakhstan’s presidential election in June is an important milestone in the country’s democratic development. This was highlighted by Kazakhstan’s ambassador

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Simon Gronowski
Belgium Cult'Art Flanders History In focus 

On a day like this in 1943 an 11-year-old boy jumped from a train in Belgium and escaped deportation to Auschwitz

19 April 20192 November 2021 Mauricio Ruiz

In the autumn of 1928 George Gershwin began writing Embraceable You, a popular jazz song that would become part of

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Architecture In focus Literature Nature Norway Opinion Travel Pulse 

The Future Library: Why Norway is planting trees of hope for the world’s future generations

18 April 201918 April 2019 Mauricio Ruiz

On Monday April 15th, hundreds of people looked up at the sky in Paris and gazed at the impossible: Notre

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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Diplomatic Bag News Opinion 

Azerbaijanis Approve President Aliyev’s Policies on Stability, Reforms and Development, French Survey Shows

11 April 2019 Mauricio Ruiz

A year has passed since presidential elections in Azerbaijan. How is the mandate of President Aliyev being perceived by the

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BEPS school
Education Lifestyle Opinion Uccle 

Educational methods in Brussels – An interview with BEPS International School’s director and Secondary team

8 April 2019 Mauricio Ruiz

The most valuable gift a parent can offer to her child, the one that lasts a lifetime, is education. How

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Reni Eddo-Lodge
Art Belgium Cult'Art Festival In focus News 

“The work of anti-racism feels like shadow boxing, like fighting ghosts” — Reni Eddo-Lodge at Passaporta

29 March 201929 March 2019 Mauricio Ruiz

“The work of anti-racism feels like shadow boxing, like fighting ghosts. It’s a quest to change hearts and minds. It

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Welcome to Sodom
Cinema Cult'Art Festival Film 

Welcome to Sodom: The largest electronic waste dump in the world

26 March 2019 Mauricio Ruiz

Have you ever wondered what became of the first desktop computer you ever had? The slow and noisy printer with

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Robert Bonazzi
Belgium Diplomatic Bag In focus News 

The Fight Against Terrorism: Where Do We Stand Three Years After the Brussels Attacks?

22 March 2019 Mauricio Ruiz

On the morning of 22 March 2016, two bombs blasted out the departures hall of Zaventem airport in Brussels; the

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The Belgian masterpiece that became the most stolen work of art in history

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Exclusive early release of The Refugee Journal

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“I take with me the feeling of the colorful and lively city Brussels is” — Marek Šindelka at Passa Porta

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In focus Kazakhstan Opinion Travel Pulse 

Discovering the natural beauty and nomadic traditions of Kazakhstan

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