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Poet and photographer Heidi Seraphim on her Instagram success and new book, combining her two favourite mediums

Heidi Seraphimidou, otherwise known as Heidi Seraphim, was born and bred in Thessaloniki, Greece, specifically in Ano Toumba. While her peers were colouring their days in black and white (the …

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Baby name wars: How to name your newborn the Greek way

Women around the world may scour baby name books, search the internet for various selections, or even rely on dreams and signs from the sky to give them an idea …

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25 things to do at Syntagma Square in Athens

The steps at Syntagma Square have been a traditional meeting point for people as all roads seem to lead here. You’ll find commuters rushing during peak hour traffic, children feeding …

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Anzac Day: Lemnos’ Role Remembered in Greece and Australia

Lemnos’ important role in Australia’s Anzac story was again part of the annual commemorations of the Gallipoli campaign held in Greece and Australia. The events on the Northern Aegean island …

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Acclaimed harpist Mary Doumany meets cult thereminist Miles Brown in an exciting experimental collaboration

An extraordinary installation taking place at the Rosslyn Gallery has become the source of inspiration for Mary Doumany and Miles Brown’s new outfit, The Narcoleptor. Tonight sees the classical harp …

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Revealing Rethymnos sacred Anzac ground

It’s been a wet spring so far, and the waterlogged earth to the east of Rethymno town is soft underfoot. I’m with Dimitris Skartsilakis, the young owner of a local …

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Vasso Apostolopoulos believes ‘there are cures for every disease, sitting in fridges’

“There are cures for every disease, sitting in fridges.” It is a statement that can be easily dismissed as a ‘text book’ sentence taken out of the Big Pharma conspiracy …

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“Mummy, I don’t want to go to Greek church”

My eight-year-old son stood at the entrance scanning the sanctuary. He gently squeezed my hand and whispered: “Mummy, I don’t want to go to church. I love God and Jesus, …

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The harsh reality of domestic abuse within the Greek Community

Domestic violence claims one life every 15 days. In just one decade, from October 2008 through to September 2018, the number of victims of domestic violence climbed up to 285. …

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Baby without a name grows into a man on a quest to find family

“I was born in Greece in 1953 and I was found on a doorstep of a house in a suburb of Athens, near the university area, Zografou (east of Athens) …

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