Dean Kalimniou
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FORGETTING CYPRUS
Over the course of the four decades since the invasion and occupation of Cyprus by Turkey, the nature of it has gradually been transformed.
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Greeks and their Glendi
When the Greeks of Oakleigh indulge in their glendi, they do so with an infinite amount of joie vis a vis their own collective and particular vivre.
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Olympian Saturday story-telling
Olympian Society has realised that if suburban clubs are to remain relevant in the future, they will need to make themselves accessible to local needs.
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40 YEARS OF PONTIAKI ESTIA
Defying the trend of Greek organisations that gradually become more insular, Estia has extended its guest friendship to the wider community.
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On Macedonians, Chaldeans and other figments of our imagination
While ancient history has been used as an anachronism to imagine a nation, it is not the only determinant of ethnic or national consciousness. Politics too plays a major role.
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Egyptians, Greeks and Anzacs
It is hoped that the Coptic contribution to the ANZAC cause becomes more widely known and more broadly studied in years to come.
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Kyria Lioliou
Dean Kalimniou reflects on his Greek school teacher, Kyria Lioliou; a beacon of love to which all children (and teenagers, despite themselves) gravitated.
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Speaking English to Greeks in March
The biggest challenge for Speak Greek in March is the first generation’s insistence on speaking broken English.