Diaspora
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Greek and Skopjian diaspora united in condemnation of Prespes agreement
After more than 25 years and countless of rounds of UN-mediated talks, the governments of Greece and the FYROM finally announced they had agreed to end the row over what …
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The untold story of Greek Brides in Australia
“Imagine a young, low-educated mother of three, in a foreign country, leaving her husband and fleeing her own home with no money, documents and with nowhere to go,” says Adelaide-born …
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A study of the iconic Greek cafe and milk bar [PHOTOS]
In an Australia many still remember there was a Greek café or milk bar – open all hours, 7 days a week – in every suburb and every town. Many remember …
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Discovering the Greeks in the heart of the American ‘South’
Last August my family and I packed our bags and left Chicago, the anchor of the American Midwest, for South Carolina, the heart of the American South. The ‘South’ conjures …
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Greek Canadian director unknowingly contributed to fake news
Surely, the fake news ‘tsunami’ amidst the 2016 US presidential election has made us more alert than ever to how easily misinformation and lies can go viral. But understanding that …
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SEESOX launches new research project and website on Greek diaspora
The South East European Studies (SEESOX) research centre at Oxford University launched a new website, SEESOX Diaspora, which explores the relationship between Greece and its diaspora in the context of …
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Call for referendum over Greece-FYROM name agreement
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) counterpart Zoran Zaev have made history, with the leaders coming to an agreement over a mutually acceptable name …
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Campaign launched for return of stolen Byzantine manuscripts
Rare Byzantine manuscripts, which were stolen during World War I, have become the focus of a new campaign pushing for the return of the historically and culturally significant artefacts to …
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Despite Greece’s prospects for economic shift, return of migrants not a given
As Greece prepares to exit its current bailout program, following eight years of austerity measures that have taken an unprecedented toll on its people, the government seems to believe the …
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Victoria Kyriakopoulos: ‘The Hellenic Initiative supports those rebuilding Greece’
I first met Victoria Kyriakopoulos in May 2015; I had just arrived in Australia, yet another number in the long list that makes the ‘Greek brain drain’, the recent wave …