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Watching Postecoglou: A Greek-Australian football journey from South Melbourne to the world stage

I remember kicking a football with a chubby kid with an intense gaze and accented English at the back of the stands at South Melbourne Hellas’s Middle Park stadium in …

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Diatribe: ΟΠΟΥ ΓΗΣ ΚΑΙ PATRIS

It was while reading George Mouratidis’ poetry collection “Angel Frankenstein,” some years ago, a homage to a past both real and imagined, as a migrant growing up in Thomastown, that …

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EU and Indian protests echo calls for agricultural reform

Farmers across the EU are protesting, as are farmers globally, particularly in India. Greek farmers blockaded roads to Thessaloniki and reached Athens with their tractors. At the same time, Indian …

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Greek Colombians: A brave Griego move

What takes a Greek from the beauty of Thessaloniki and a beloved football team to the uncharted territory of Colombia? I know what you’re thinking, a plan. And a desire …

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Diatribe: Epirot sisters liberating for themselves

The Balkan Wars still loom large in the consciousness of those who come from Northern Greece or the Aegean islands, for it was in their aftermath that those territories were …

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Diatribe: Rediscovering Greek Vampires

“She appeared to be a Greek in all the ripe charms of womanhood. Her hair flowed down her shoulders in long graceful curls, crowned by a little scarlet cap, embroidered …

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Legacy of resistance: Greek and Indian struggles against centuries of Turkic Muslim oppression

It is a well-known fact accepted by scholars that Anatolian culture was mainly Hellenic, and South Asian culture was primarily Hindu before the arrival of Islamic Turks from Central Asia, …

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: a little rushed but worth viewing

I, like many around my age group, grew up with or at least knew of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series by Rick Riordan. Riordan’s books revolve around …

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Transforming lives: Archbishop Makarios’ vision for Elpis Rehabilitation Centre

In a heartfelt celebration marking the nameday of Archbishop Makarios, attendees were not just gathered for festivities but for a noble cause – to support the vision of Elpis, a …

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Diatribe: Cafe Conversations

“What is your favourite Greek word?” my friend Chris asks me. We are seated at a most genteel café in a suburb in which our unaspirated t’s draw the sideways …

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