Who can afford to become a mother?
Kabul-born illustrator Moshtari Hilal did this drawing to accompany my article in Unbias the News. I am using the drawing
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Author: Irene Caselli
How the things we don’t remember shape us just as much as those we do
Aged 12, Maryam Zaree discovered she had been born in one of Iran’s most notorious prisons. I spoke to her about her new documentary, Born in Evin, which explores childhood memory and trauma.
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Doing the laundry
A laundromat may not be your ideal location to spend a Saturday afternoon. Even less so if you are out
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What’s in a name?
“Is this a girl?” An elderly lady, seeing my baby, asked my husband and me this question as we were
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Children are a quarter of the world’s population. Imagine urban planning from their point of view
What are your best memories of playing as a child? What were you doing? Were there any adults with you?
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Fathering
This weekend I met up with my parents and it surprised me that they both congratulated Nacho, my husband, for
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Bouncing around
As I walked around the outskirts of Stockholm this week, I noticed tonnes of trampolines: it seemed like every other
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Why can’t we remember our earliest years?
When it comes to remembering our childhood, scientific research still leaves us with more questions than answers.
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Laughter in the children’s hospital
Hello from Sweden, where autumn is already turning the leaves red and the rose hips are getting ripe! One of
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Callout: Share your earliest memories with me
In the first series on my beat, the First 1,000 Days, I will be digging into memory-making. You can help
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