As a fourth generation Palestinian forcibly uprooted and exiled from her homeland, I always felt out of place. Born in one country, migrating to another, holding two citizenships and having family dispersed […]
Exile, nostalgia and Edward Said
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Criminalising political dissent in Australia
When migrants choose to become Australian citizens, they are asked to pledge a commitment to Australia’s democratic beliefs.Fundamental to those beliefs are parliamentary democracy, the rule of law, living peacefully, respecting all […]
The problems with Miss Lebanon Australia
One of the first confronting and invasive questions that I was asked by a tutor during my first year at university was whether or not my parents would marry me off at […]
Kibbet Raahib: A Monk’s Soup
Miriam Succar shares a traditional Good Friday soup recipe, brought to you all the way from a mountainous village in the north of Lebanon via a south-west Sydney kitchen. I have a […]
Faith, Feasts and Culture: Noticing the links
”You may personally be an atheist, or believe in aliens, but you can’t be Lebanese and not have come from a faith orientated background.” This statement was made to me recently, and […]
