Diaspora
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More than 100 million people displaced worldwide, UN refugee agency says
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in its annual update that the increase had come as millions of Ukrainians were driven from…
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UK: Rwanda deportation flight set to go ahead after court rejects appeal
A last-minute bid to halt deportations of asylum-seekers to Rwanda failed on Monday after the Court of Appeal in London dismissed attempts…
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‘We can make it work’: the NSW region opening doors and hearts to Ukrainians
Jenni Chapple has five new sets of girls’ size-4 clothing, a child’s dressing gown and puffer jacket hanging in her…
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Vangelis – as Thucydides once said “The whole earth is the sepulcher of famous men”
An Argonaut of the Cosmos, Vangelis Papathanassiou departed from this life, a modern Jason from the land of the Argonauts…
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Pre-Election pledges and the future of the Greek Australians Community in Melbourne
This week, Liberal politicians announced a $1.8 million pledge to the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV), in…
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Saudi Arabia condemns ‘abuse of Holy Qur’an’ by extremists in Sweden
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Monday condemned the “deliberate” abuse of the Holy Qur’an, as well as provocations and incitement against…
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Federal Elections and Migrant/Ethnic Australia
In a fragmented society like ours, with so many parallel microcosms, with so many different individual and common experiences and…
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Behrouz Boochani says nine-year delay to refugee resettlement ‘a tragedy’ as Jacqui Lambie breaks silence
Mr Boochani labelled Australia’s delay in accepting New Zealand’s resettlement offer a “tragedy”, as crossbench Senator Jacqui Lambie claimed Prime…
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Refugee who escaped the Taliban and self-immolated on Nauru speaks from Melbourne’s Park Hotel
But he said it was Australia’s ongoing and indefinite detention that had left him permanently scarred. Erin Handley ABC The refugee,…
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Two Turkey-origin women to serve in new Dutch government
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, a 44-year-old politician of the right-wing People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been a member…
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Her Voice
A ground-breaking collection of personal stories from Greek women and their friends is published and available now. Her Voice, Greek…
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German video re-ignites Turkish Circassian controversy
Turkey’s Circassian community has come under fire from nationalist quarters after complaining of assimilation against the Circassian identity. Fehim Tastekin…
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Bevis Marks: Britain’s oldest synagogue is central to London’s history – here’s why it needs protecting
So it is perhaps unsurprising that recent plans to erect two (very tall) skyscrapers overshadowing the building have led to angry…
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From Kabul with hope: Noor’s journey from Afghanistan to Australia
It’s a strange feeling arriving in Australia as an Afghan refugee. Nicole Precel Brisbane Times Touching down in August in…
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Principals and teachers are vital to success for refugee families
As the American withdrawal from Afghanistan culminated in the tragic scenes at the Kabul airport in late August, Australians were…
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Institute of Turkish Studies Caught in Turkey’s Crackdown on Academic Freedom
Widely recognized as one of the most prestigious centers for Turkish studies, the ITS awarded research grants to more than…
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