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 […]
Criminalising political dissent in Australia
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 […]
10 deadly ways to say ‘I love you’
Arabs rarely do anything by halves, and love is no exception. Theirs is a love that consumes and engulfs. Its flames invade the barriers of the soul with warmth and danger, simultaneously. It […]
The biscuit to end all ANZAC biscuits
To some, the ANZAC biscuit is a treat that was sent to Australian and New Zealander soldiers by their wives during World War I. The biscuits could last the long journey by […]
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 […]
