Theo Panayides

Theo Panayides

Theo Panayides is a journalist and filmmaker. His Cyprus Mail profiles have been collected in a book, ‘The Lives of Others’.

Articles

image (Almost) the last knife maker in Cyprus

Wednesday 06 January 2021 | 11:00

(Almost) the last knife maker in Cyprus

In a live wire who always carries a blade, THEO PANAYIDES finds that Unesco – and a passion for an ancient craft – drive one of a dwindling breed of craftsmen Knives ...

image 2020 reviewed: How Cyprus dealt with the other pandemic

Sunday 03 January 2021 | 12:13

2020 reviewed: How Cyprus dealt with the other pandemic

Researching the impact of the 1918 flu pandemic offered a glimpse of a very different Cyprus By Theo Panayides Back in early March, with talk of coronavirus starting to ripple through ...