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If you are there – A Bouquet of Poems from an Albanian Poet

And I don’t get satiated, with your smell; as long as you are, as long as you exist, in my heart. Fatmir R Gjata, an eminent Albania-born poet, based in Italy, shares his poems Fatmir R Gjata was born in Albania on March 3, 1966. He went to school in his native country and worked in the oil fields as a group manager for the

Exploring the Pre-Partition Havelis Of Daultala in Punjab

Most of the maaris or havelis have been renovated, wreaking havoc with the originality of the structures Daultala is a historical town in Rawalpindi’s Gujar Khan. It is noted for its imposing havelis, built before the Partition of 1947, and for the shrines of Sufi saints. The majority of the havelis belonged to Sikhs, who were the

An open letter regarding Palestine from the literature and creative writing community

The following letter, which is from teachers, researchers, and students connected to literature and creative writing in Australian universities, regards our colleagues and peers in Palestine, and has been sent to the Federal Minister for Education, Jason Clare. ___________________________________________________________________ We

The Art of Storytelling

The art of telling stories showcases the ingenuity of humans, who have built a culture of identity preservation through narratives Toyin Omoyeni Falola is a Nigerian historian and professor of African Studies. Falola is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, and has served as the president

Ghassan Kanafani – Remembering a Rebel Palestinian Journalist, Writer and Political Activist

Ghassan was 36 years old when he died along with niece in a bomb explosion planted in his car in Beirut on July 1972 In Beirut, on July 9, 1972 – Ghassan Kanafani climbed into his Austin 1100 car with his 17 year old niece Lamees, switched on the ignition and triggered a bomb planted by the Israeli Mossad. He and Lamees were killed