Kremena Krumova

Kremena Krumova is a Sweden-based Foreign Correspondent of Epoch Times. She writes about African, Asian and European politics, as well as humanitarian, anti-terrorism and human rights issues.

The Bulgarian Novelist Who Challenged Communist Dogma

For three consecutive days, author Dimitar Dimov was forced to sit and listen to the speeches of 23 ...

The Dead End of Communism December 12, 2017
Estonia’s Song and Dance Celebration Begins June 30

TALLINN, Estonia—There is no denying it: Estonians love singing. Starting June 30, the country will see nearly 35,000 ...

Arts & Culture June 23, 2017
How Estonia Sang Its Way Out of the Soviet Union

TALLINN, Estonia—He was one of thousands of courageous youth who gathered back in 1987 at Raekoja Plats, the town square of Estonia's capital, ...

Arts & Culture June 16, 2017
Alexander Technique for Musicians

Often musicians overreact to the musical intentions of a composer, or to conductors and teachers attempting to get ...

Health March 27, 2016
Web-Based App Comes to the Aid of Music Teachers in the UK

Primary school teachers in the United Kingdom now have a powerful tool to ignite the love of classical ...

Arts & Culture December 28, 2015
Will the Bassoon Go Extinct?

“Save the Bassoon” say musicians of the Holland Festival, aiming to revive the instrument’s popularity and inspire more ...

Arts & Culture October 11, 2015
Chineke! Aims to Broaden Your Mind About Classical Music

Chineke! was founded by the prominent bassist, educator, and activist Chi-chi Nwanoku , who aims to change the ...

Arts & Culture September 12, 2015
Charlie Hebdo Attackers: Disenfranchised Narcissists or Secret-Cell Jihadists?

Simply ascribing the Paris attack against Charlie Hebdo to "radical Islam" misses more subtle dynamics that may have ...

Europe February 1, 2015
Bulgarian, Russian Falun Gong Adherents Released from Illegal Detention in Serbia

After international pressure was applied, seven Bulgarian and two Russian adherents of Falun Gong were released following three ...

China Human Rights December 19, 2014
Boko Haram Exposes Dangerous Rifts in Nigerian Society

As murderous as the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram may be, with its almost daily attacks on civilians, ...

Africa News June 21, 2014
Nigerian Voices on the Chibok Schoolgirls’ Kidnapping by Boko Haram

Nearly two months after the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria, on April ...

Africa News June 21, 2014
Africa’s Fashion Revolution

Wearing African-designed clothes is now seen as a sign of the times. It’s fashionable and reveals a high ...

Africa News May 8, 2014
African Voices on African Fashion and Style

African fashion has the ability to explore different shapes, patterns and colors to create a unique look without ...

Africa News May 6, 2014
African Voices on Defeating Al-Shabab in Somalia

Will the Somali government hold its bet and do what needs to be done to drive Al-Shabaab out ...

Africa News March 5, 2014
Weak Somali Government Struggles to Oust Al-Shabab

Somalia Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed declared he is willing to drive the Islamist al-Qaeda-related terrorist group al-Shabab ...

Africa News March 5, 2014
Ending Central African Republic’s Ethnic Violence

The interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR) told hundreds of soldiers standing in formation last Wednesday ...

Africa News February 10, 2014
African Voices on Central African Republic’s New Interim President

Will Catherine Samba-Panza, the elected interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR), manage to stop the bloodshed ...

Africa News February 10, 2014
African Voices on the Fighting in South Sudan

Daniel Makoi Majak, 18, Student, South Sudanese; based in Nairobi, Kenya We, South Sudanese living in Nairobi, have ...

Africa News December 30, 2013
Civil War Looms Over South Sudan If Killings Don’t Stop

South Sudan has quickly transformed from the newest democratically ruled nation in the world into a battlefield. A ...

Africa News December 28, 2013
African Voices on French Intervention in Central African Republic

What do young Afrian thought leaders think about France, the former colonial power, taking military action in Africa ...

Africa News December 19, 2013
France Still Has a Hold on Former African Colonies

France has taken military action on the African continent dozens of times during the past 50 years since ...

Africa News December 19, 2013
Free From Rebels, but Long-Lasting Peace Still Uncertain in Eastern Congo

After being subjected to fervent fighting, rape, and looting during an 18-monthlong rebel insurgency, people in the eastern ...

Africa News November 19, 2013
After Morsi Ouster, Egypt Left as a Divided Society

Nearly three months after the military ousted president Mohammed Morsi, a relative calm has returned to Egypt, but ...

Africa News September 26, 2013
Dissent Emerges in Cambodia

Cambodia is changing. The victory of the current Prime Minister Hun Sen in the July 28 elections was ...

Asia & Pacific September 16, 2013
Q&A on the Deadly Dispersal of the Sit-Ins in Egypt

QUESTIONS: 1. What’s your opinion on the use of force by the Egyptian police against the protesters at ...

Africa News September 11, 2013
Zimbabwe’s Stability Wavers Amid Election Dispute

Zimbabwe’s disputed elections have left the country in an unstable state—as the chance of a fresh election to ...

Africa News August 17, 2013
High Stakes in Mali’s Runoff Election

The second round of presidential elections in Mali on Sunday, August 11, is hoped to pave the way ...

Africa News August 10, 2013