POEM: Oromo poet Saaro Umar brings us a found poem about place, citizenship, body, territory, sameness, difference, the future, the galaxies, and resilience.
There is a change…
SHORT STORY: Firas has just arrived in the country with his mother and father. From getting ready for school to making friends, Jasmine Soukieh brings us a story sketching his first impressions of this new place.
Allowing Me To Leave… (for Asefeh Zeinalabedini)
POEM: Anita Patel shares a poem inspired by her friend Asefeh’s journey from Tabriz to Canberra.
Home is where the cake is
RECIPE: Abeir Soukieh brings us a recipe from her mother’s cookbook – her go-to biscuit, perfect for any occasion.
Australia Felix
PHOTOS: Belgian photographer Wouter Van de Voorde shares with us photos of Canberra, Australia, where has lived for almost 10 years now.
Aloo Aloo Beirut
MEMOIR: Farah Beaini writes a letter to her Jiddo (grandfather) in Lebanon after he requests a new radio to replace the one they bought together one time in Australia.
About the Eyes
POEM: Artist and poet Akka Ballenger Constantin reflects on writing in her mother tongue, Romanian, and brings us a poem written in four languages – Spanish, French, Romanian and English.
India through my eyes
PHOTOS: Dancer and performer Gautam Koul shares a series of photographs from his birth country of India.
Fatteh (Fattet hummus): (فتّة (فتّة حمّص
RECIPE: Jasmine Soukieh recounts her discovery of the delicious Fatteh (فتّة), and the ways in which cultural knowledge can be passed on.. or not.
Looking Through the Same Lens
REFLECTION: Anita Patel and Meri Dragičević reflect on their time as foreign language teachers, and on teaching approaches that create a sense of belonging by highlighting common ground before difference.
