Diaspora
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A man with an eye for a story
He is 10 years old, wears a patched grey suit, speaks fluent English and carries himself like an adult. Jane…
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Small Istanbul publisher sustains Armenian literature
Now Aras Publishing has launched a children’s division and opened a new editorial office, built with donations from readers, that…
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Tsiolkas novel ‘Damascus’ wins Victorian Premier’s Literary Award
Mr Chiolkas’s first novel was 1995’s Loaded. In 2005 the Melbourne writer won the Age Book of the Year prize…
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How Kurdish diaspora groups are pushing for unity over their divided homeland
The concert brought together thousands of members of the Kurdish diaspora under the motto “Em Bibin Yek”, or “Let us…
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Impeachment sets up Ukrainian Americans for 2020 political role
Ukrainian Americans, who have seen President Trump and GOP lawmakers repeatedly slam their former country as a center of corruption,…
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‘You exiled me to Manus’: Behrouz Boochani lashes Labor’s ‘shameful’ response to NZ arrival
Less than 24 hours after marking his “bittersweet” arrival in New Zealand, Kurdish refugee Behrouz Boochani has used Twitter to…
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It Must Be Heaven – interview with director Elia Suleiman
The two actors operate in a register that might be called deadpan, or at least underplayed. But the world around…
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‘He is a hero to me’: Greeks laud forgotten 1920s refugee saviour
So, who is George Treloar? Carolyn Webb The Age There is already a village in Greece named after the 1920s…
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Carnegie Hall Concert to Benefit Saint Nicholas
“As you know, I have made the completion of Saint Nicholas the top priority of my ministry as your Archbishop.…
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Immigration Museum: Adrift or a new path?
A report appeared in the Herald Sun on July 19 that alerted readers to a proposed name-change for the Immigration…
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Orthodox Jewish woman named head of NSA’s new cybersecurity division
She is a graduate of Columbia University. An Orthodox Jewish woman has been picked to lead the National Security Agency’s…
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Making Sense of The MeK
To its supporters, it is the most organized and disciplined alternative to the current clerical regime in Tehran, and the…
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Time has come for an amnesty for those suffering on Manus and Nauru
On the night of May 18, as the results of the federal election became apparent, reports of distress began coming in…
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Aziz spread his wings and escaped Manus Island: he wants more to follow
Geneva: A week ago Abdul Aziz Muhamat allowed himself a couple of hours off. He grabbed some takeaway and climbed up…
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The Greek Genocide: Forgotten no longer
Raphael Lemkin, the lawyer and scholar who coined the term “genocide” and initiated the Genocide Convention, was working on a…
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Jews are at risk in Germany, says Jewish Council
Germany’s central Jewish council has weighed in on the anti-Semitism debate, saying the security situation for Jews has “deteriorated” in…
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