African churches in the UK as sites of living heritage The post Spiritual Memory, Diasporic Justice: Recognising Aladura Churches as Living African Heritage appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
Some 20 years after Périphérique, a new exhibition collates the artist’s celebrated series with three others to deepen his focus on the subject of cultural representation The post “My work is in the tension”: Mohamed Bourouissa’s retrospective opens at MAST, Bologna appeared first on 1854 Photography.| 1854 Photography
In this essay, Eileen Watts draws parallels between Daniel Deronda and the book of Exodus The post Daniel Deronda: George Eliot’s Book of Exodus appeared first on The Lehrhaus.| The Lehrhaus
Saturdays at the AYF Olympics are special. There are only two planned events: the Softball Tournament/Picnic and the Saturday Night Dance. This year, there was also a morning bus tour to explore Armenian heritage in Boston, which over 20 people attended before heading to the softball games. The Softball Tournament and Picnic has become a … Author information Mark Gavoor Mark Gavoor is Associate Professor of Operations Management in the School of Business and Nonprofit Management at North Pa...| The Armenian Weekly
Kudos to the Foundation for Armenian Youth, which sponsored a complimentary guided bus tour Saturday morning for Olympic guests exploring Boston’s key Armenian institutions. Nora Kzirian and newly crowned Varadian Spirit Award recipient Heather Krafian ably led this tour though Watertown’s “Armenian Island.” Stops included St. James Church, St. Stephen’s Church, the Armenian Cultural and … Author information Judy Gavoor | The post Explore Armenian Heritage in Boston appeared first...| The Armenian Weekly
We got up early this morning and took a car service to catch our 9 a.m. flight to Boston. As much as we try to not start the Olympic weekend tired, we ended up finishing our packing late into the evening—and then, I stayed up even later to write my Wednesday at the AYF Olympics … Author information Mark Gavoor Mark Gavoor is Associate Professor of Operations Management in the School of Business and Nonprofit Management at North Park University in Chicago. He is an avid blogger and oud p...| The Armenian Weekly
Illustration: Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi, Firebird of the Screaming Forest, By the late Iranian-Assyrian Marxist painter Hanibal Alkhas, 1986, Berkeley. In a shocking act that has gone viral, a male monarchist desecrated the grave of Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi (the pen name: Gohar Morad), the iconic Iranian leftist writer, by urinating on it in Paris’s Père Lachaise Cemetery. Draped in an Israeli flag, the individual symbolically weaponized Sa’edi’s final resting place—a site sacred to Ira...| Lefteast
#SudanWarSeries: Sudanese women antiwar interventions as sites of democracy The post Madaniya* (civic politics): Women’s Emergency Response Rooms as Flourishing Sites of Democracy in Wartime Sudan appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
A Nigerian priest who attended the funeral of Pope Francis was happy to have met Cardinal John Onaiyekan at the Vatican. He shared his experience online.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
ChatGPT has predicted the name of the next Pope to occupy the Papal seat at the Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis who passed away on April 12.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
United States to launch visa bond pilot programme requiring up to $15,000 from tourists to deter overstays. Exemptions apply; refunds given for compliance.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Authorities name Austin Robert Drummond as suspect in Tennessee family killings; 7-month-old baby found alive 40 miles away in extreme, scorching heat.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Trump releases 240,000 FBI files on MLK Jr. amid family protests, revealing surveillance, disinformation, and renewed doubts about his 1968 assassination.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
British families grieve anew after misidentified Air India crash remains spark outrage; lawyer demands answers ahead of Modi’s UK visit and trade talks.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
A Bangladesh Air Force plane crashed into a school in Uttara, killing 20 and injuring 171. Families are still searching for missing children and guardians.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Bangladesh Air Force FT-7 BGI jet crashes into school in Dhaka, killing 19 including pilot; technical fault suspected, investigation now launched.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Deadly landslides and floods in South Korea left 17 dead and thousands evacuated, prompting urgent government action and dramatic rescue operations.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Deadly lightning strikes during monsoon storms kill 33 in Bihar, India. Officials urge caution as extreme weather linked to climate change intensifies.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Rare 1931 oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi by Clare Leighton finally sold at Bonhams London auction, more than doubling its estimated value in market.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Air India crash probe reveals cockpit confusion, no mechanical fault, and raises fuel cutoff mystery—calls grow for a fair, transparent investigation.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn.—The Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection will hold its annual festival on Sunday, August 24, from noon to 5:00 p.m. on the church grounds at 1910 Stanley Street in New Britain. The festival is open to the public with free admission and will be held rain or shine. Each year, the event …| The Armenian Weekly
There was an Armenian flag pinned up on the front door—a sign that said, yes, this is the place. I gathered my things and straightened out my old Camp Haiastan t-shirt (a relic from my years as a camper) and before I even reached the front steps, the door swung open gently and Sona Avakian …| The Armenian Weekly
I remember that on the 19th of December 2023 at the OKOA UCHUMI Peoples National Recovery Conference which was hosted at Bomas of Kenya I rose up to| DIASPORA MESSENGER NEWS MEDIA
Signatories of the missive, which was initiated by The London Initiative, include Charles Bronfman, Susie Gelman, Dame Vivien Duffield and others| eJewishPhilanthropy
Looking for Opportunities Overseas? Verify Job Offers and Agencies with KaziMajuu – Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diaspora Office For those exploring| DIASPORA MESSENGER NEWS MEDIA
YEREVAN—The 22nd edition of The Golden Apricot Film Festival closed last week in the presence of many international guests, including Marco Mueller—festival director and film curator par excellence, Jury President and renowned filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako, Palme d’Or winner Jafar Panahi, Regional Jury President award-winning filmmaker Amir Naderi and other distinguished guests such as Rachel Tsangari, …| The Armenian Weekly
Debris and glass were seen cascading from the roof of the Son Sant Joan Airport in Majorca this afternoon as staff tried calming terrified passengers.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office dismissed his wife Brigitte Macron’s unexpected shove in Vietnam as a playful moment before their diplomatic tour began.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
A Nigerian man has shared his views about where the new Pope should come from. The man's comments are trending after saying Africa should produce the next Pope.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Many social media users are reacting to the death of Pope Francis who passed away on Easter Monday. Many people are mourning the departed Pontiff.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Born in polemic, the meaning of the word ‘diaspora’ has fluctuated. The post Jewish Word | Diaspora: Blessing or Curse? appeared first on Moment Magazine.| Moment Magazine
#SudanWarSeries: The many lenses of Sudanese Displacement The post Capital, Conflict, and the New Sudan: The Politics of Permanent Displacement appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
A man has taken to social media to show people what he found on the body of a mug a lady had given him years ago as birthday present. His video is trending.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
A man who boarded an Air India plane after the tragic plane crash shared his observations. He also showed video of many empty seats, sparking mixed reactions.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
Daughters of Palestine is both an urgent testimony from Palestinian Christians and a timeless story of resilience.| EerdWord
Started as a vehicle for his own work, Arinzechukwu Patrick’s Random Photo Journal has grown into a lively magazine on Africa and beyond| 1854 Photography
The photographer, a One to Watch 2025, shoots her community in black and white, inspired by ideas of exile and making mistakes| 1854 Photography
Today is November 6th, the day I was brought to the adoption agency to be adopted, the day the adoption agency recorded as my birthday, and the day I celebrated as my birthday for 25 years. It is … Continue reading →| Leaving Evidence
Hannah Darabi is the winner of the 2025 Prix Elysée with her powerful project ‘Why Don’t You Dance?'| 1854 Photography
The Armenian Weekly and Hairenik Weekly are excited to announce a major shift in how we deliver your trusted source of Armenian journalism. This issue marks our final weekly print newspaper, as we transition to a digital-first platform in response to a changing media landscape. This new direction allows us to focus on delivering faster, …| The Armenian Weekly
Today, Tomorrow is playful, collaborative approach to the “precious” photo album which the Chinese-American photographer rebuilt to heal her ruptured roots| 1854 Photography
Born in Togo, the artist began making images while seeking asylum and a residency visa in Belgium, creating a series of self-portraits that refuse erasure and the documentation of bureaucracy| 1854 Photography
The Armenian Museum of America proudly hosted the athletes, coaches and families of Armenia Lacrosse Official at our galleries on Thursday, May 22, 2025, welcoming them as they prepared to compete in the Heritage Cup tournament in Boston. This year, Armenia became the 93rd member of World Lacrosse and the 36th member of the European …| The Armenian Weekly
The third edition of the festival in Doha, Qatar is anchored by As I Lay Between Two Seas, which depicts identity as a fluid process| 1854 Photography
Steve Muhammad is a decorated martial artist who developed his own form—Ken Wing Tai Ba—by watching the creative movements of his predominantly Black students over his 60-year career. While his talents and military career took him all over, his legacy begins in the Mississippi Delta, with his paw-paw and a peckerwood. Four-year-old Steve Sander's cinnamon-colored […] Read more via Scalawag: Molded in the Delta: The Mississippi Origins of Steve Muhammad.| Scalawag
The Armenian National Committee – International has appealed to officials of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to support the release of the 23 Armenian captives held in Baku, including former political and military leaders of Artsakh. The ANC-International has proposed that the OSCE activate its available mechanisms to assess Azerbaijan’s legal …| The Armenian Weekly
WATERTOWN, Mass.—On April 25, 2025, the Armenian Cultural and Educational Center (ACEC) and the Armenian National Committee of Eastern Massachusetts (ANC-EM) co-hosted a community screening of the powerful documentary My Sweet Land, directed by Sareen Hairabedian, in observance of the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The event, held at the ACEC, provided a meaningful …| The Armenian Weekly
Making use of the Palestine Museum’s large digitised collection, Rachel Dedman curates photographic context to visual heritage not “limited to colonial collections”| 1854 Photography
We sit down with Slidefest organiser and Gulf Photo Plus Director Mohamed Somji to hear about the motivations behind the event and this year’s theme, Diaspora| 1854 Photography
An Interview with José E López, Executive Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center CLARIDAD, the newspaper of the Puerto Rican independence movement, will honor, among others, the Chicago-based Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC) and its leader, José E. López, at its annu| Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
Bound by Two Homes blends Iranian cultural iconography with quintessentially British spaces to dissect identity| 1854 Photography
2025 LATINA/X FEMINISMS ROUNDTABLE April 4-5th 2025 University at Buffalo, NY (both in-person & via Zoom) ***All participants are expected to attend all sessions (virtually or in-person) of the…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
John joins Lori Allen and Ajantha Subramanian for the roundup episode of the second series of Violent Majorities, focusing on long-distance ethnonationalism. Looking back at their conversations wit…| Recall This Book
The emerging Filipino-American artist's project Barako exhibited at Photo Fringe 2024| 1854 Photography
Through his staged photography, Kenneth Lam brings to life the stories embedded in the evolving Museum of the Home| 1854 Photography
How to Unname a Tree dismantles the notion of trees as static symbols, revealing them as beings that blur the lines of identity| 1854 Photography
The award-winning play which inspired the Netflix Comedy is back by popular demand. Following a sell-out season at Park Theatre earlier this year, KIM’S CONVENIENCE will transfer to Riverside Studios for a strictly limited season from 5 SEPTEMBER – 26 OCTOBER 2024. There’s humour and heart in every aisle… Now a global smash hit, this| London Korean Links | Covering things Korean in London and beyond since 2006
Wendy Pearlman is Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University where she specializes in Middle East politics, social movements, and narrative approaches to understanding conflict and displacement. She has been EUME-CNMS Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the Forum Transregionale Studien during the summers of the years 2016-2018 and 2021-2022. She is the author of "The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora" (Liveright Books, 2024)| TRAFO – Blog for Transregional Research
A Nigerian lady attended a two-day training at the Customs Office in Abuja and enjoyed various meals with her boss while facilitating the workshop.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
A first class graduate with the most unusual steps had a beautiful time on her convocation day wearing her graduation gown and letting out her happiness.| Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
A still from “Nikah,” a fictional film by Mukaddas Mijit and Bastien Ehouzan, showing Dilber and Rena preparing for Rena’s wedding. Mukaddas Mijit and Bastien Ehouzan’s Nikah …| art of life in chinese central asia
Written by Leona Chen. This article is republished from Taiwaneseamerican.org. It explores how Island X brings important conversation to different generations of Taiwanese Americans, and the meanin…| Taiwan Insight
Welcome to our series, “Excellent Excerpts,” where we share selections from recently or soon-to-be published books we think you should check out! In this post we are featuring The Gut: A Black Atlantic Alimentary Tract by Elizabeth Perez, published with Cambridge University Press. Book Synopsis: If the head is religion, the gut is magic. Taking up this provocation, The Gut delves into the digestive system within transnational Afro-Diasporic religions such as Haitian Vodou, Brazilian Can...| sacredmattersmagazine.com
The first poem “The Young, the Holy, and the Wealthy” is one version of my interpretation from the many stories I’ve been told about how key members of a family, who had been iden…| lhakardiaries.com
As an open-source Free Software project, diaspora* is created by its community. With an influx of new users there's a new call for collaboration| fediverse.party