The animated film adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s classic, The Prophet, premiered in Sydney at the Lebanese Film Festival last week. Melissa Lahoud spoke to Hollywood producer Ron Senkowski about reworking a literary […]
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Chained by checkpoints
Ahlam Najjar writes to us from Palestine about the degradation one experiences upon being refused entry – based on ethnicity – to their homeland… It’s April 10, 2015. I stand here, patiently […]
How to trick people and rule the world in 3 steps
Let me paint a picture for you, one of public contentment despite economic and social disparity. I currently live in a moderately-sized city in the US. Let’s call this state Tomainia. In […]
ReBOOKS: saving refugee literacy in Australia
“All I had was a candle and a desk to study.” My father sipped his tea as the steam was still rising and fogging his glasses. His eyes were deep in the memories […]
Petit fours for Eid
As we near the end of Ramadan, many Muslims are preparing for Eid al-fitr celebrations by participating in the cultural traditions of baking sweets. It is always a rushed time amidst heightened […]