Published in Are We Europe·Jul 8, 2021Coming Out: the story behind our photo storiesby Hanna Torseke, the visual editor of The Queer Issue Memory n° 1 In the summer of 2014, I found myself walking down the streets of Zanzibar extremely dehydrated. With the blistering heat hitting close to 40 degrees celsius, and the cultural taboo of showing female bodies freely in the…6 min read6 min read
Published in Are We Europe·Jun 30, 2021Coming Out: The Story Behind The Queer Issueby Anneleen Ophoff, the editor-in-chief of The Queer Issue Kigali, Rwanda. 2014. I’m sipping a beer at the bar of the infamous Hotel des Mille Collines, better known as Hotel Rwanda from the eponymous film on the Rwandan Genocide. …6 min read6 min read
Published in Are We Europe·Jun 24, 2021Coming Out: the story behind the coverby Eddie Stok, Creative Director of Are We Europe It would be very easy for me to talk about my insecure years as a baby gay. But to be brutally honest with myself, that story isn’t all that interesting. If that’s the type of story you’re after, I would rather…5 min read5 min read
May 4, 2021Coffeehouse EuropeThere are more and more collaborations between European journalists, but there is no media outlet that serves all of Europe. Is society ready for pan-European journalism? And what would it look like? — by Nina Rijnierse This article originally appeared in Dutch in De Groene Amsterdammer in April 2021. This is a translation. Are We Europe was not involved in the writing of this article in any way.Europe15 min readEurope15 min read
Mar 12, 2021#NeverStopCampaigningFebruary has gone by in a flash, like a tornado filled with high-running emotions and constant changes. This was the month of our very first membership campaign, or should I say: the very first month of our never-ending membership campaign? Our goals last month were simple: To establish ourselves as…Campaign5 min readCampaign5 min read
Published in Are We Europe·Feb 15, 2021What Are We Europe’s new membership programme means for you.Are We Europe is proud to be moving to a membership model. As of right now, our readers can sign up to become members — all part of our plan to really listen to you. Becoming member-driven is super exciting, but it also means a few practical changes. As of…Journalism4 min readJournalism4 min read
Feb 15, 2021Going down the membership roadAs a young media outlet, Are We Europe is constantly looking for the right recipe for survival. A business model that enables us to pay the bills and produce innovative storytelling without having to compromise our vision. Back in 2016, four university friends who were disillusioned with the rise of…Journalism3 min readJournalism3 min read
Published in Are We Europe·Dec 2, 2020Why Europe needs to talk about colonialism. Right now.2020 was a catalytic year for the fight against systemic racism. But Europe still struggles to “unsilence” its past. As an independent magazine on European culture and identity, we’ve covered lots of themes over the past five years: elections, technology, religion, climate change and, most recently, the pandemic. …Racism3 min readRacism3 min read
Published in Are We Europe·Apr 21, 2020How sound captivates earsThe power of storytelling through sound An intimate voice speaks to you, while in the background middle eastern folk music blends with the sound of aircraft, shouting soldiers, and shells whistling by overhead. This is the soundscape of “Our Man in the Middle East”, one of my all-time favorite podcasts. It’s produced by Jeremy Bowen, the…Podcast6 min readPodcast6 min read
Published in Are We Europe·Apr 9, 2020Journalists, it’s time to abandon our desksHow diving into the unknown might lead you exactly to where you need to be. — The last time I saw her, she was facing the Moldovan armed police, holding an upcycled 20L water bottle turned drum-set. Aliona is now standing right in front of me, calmly holding a beer. “You’re back,” she says with a smile. It’s October 2019 and we’re in C51, a renovated…Journalism6 min readJournalism6 min read
