This book is a compendium of essays that consider the protest and its manifestations in the squares of Tahrir, Gezi, Maidan, Callao, Syntagma and the yellow cobblestones streets of Sofia, analyze the social energies of the 21st century, and examine the shared characteristics of conflicts then and now. Included are also the most powerful Reuters, AFP and DPA photographs, which were part of 2013 Sofia’s landscape.

The Strange Other is an invitation for reflection, and a contact with ordinary people who found themselves in unusual situations. The Strange Other is an indirect dialogue between refugees and Bulgarians who had to confront each other, against their own will.